ds of teenagers do it each year. They dont get the chance to live their teenage life because they had a child and maybe if someone would of sat down and talk to them, it may have been prevented. STDs are increasing at a rapid rate in the United States, currently 1/4 of all Americans have a sexually transmitted disease. There are many dangers that go along with STD 90% of the people who have an STD doesnt even know it. There are three million teenagers that get an STD each year, that equals to 7,000 a day. There are as many as 20 different STDs, having 50 different strains. These are important to teach because STDs can be life or death, and if not that extreme can lead to major medical problems. For those wanted kids, you can become sterile, and some these you will have for the rest of your life. Teenagers need to know these facts. People need to discuss these topics with teens and they need to know the facts. It could possibly be the matter of life and death. Young people must acquire a perspective on their sexual urge before they can absorb information on unwatned prrregnancies or STDs. There are many things teenagers need to be taught about sex and sexuality.Society should be concerned and a little worried, about teens and their choices on sexuality. Teens are facing things at a lot earlier age these days and things arent getting discussed that need to be taught to teens. Society is facing some major changes and its hard to say that we are ready for that, much less prepared for it. I honestly believe that teens are going to participate in these activities and there is not many ways we can stop them. Society does need to make an effort on making sure teens know there are safe ways of going about sex, and also they need to know sex is not something they have to do to fit in. It should be the duty of all parents to Page 5talk to their kids at earlier ages and inform them what is exaclty is out there. Its going to be ha...
