lly transmitted disease, and that is out of any age group. (8.Decarlo, Pamela. Does Sex Ed. Work?) Condoms and oral contraceptives are the two leading ways of safe sex, and disease prevention. As said before, abstinence is the only 100% safe way, but oral contraceptives and condoms are between 97% and 99.9% safe. (9.National Adolescent Reproductive Health Partnership; 1998) Although oral contraceptives are only used to prevent pregnancy in women, condoms prevent disease transmission and stop pregnancy from occurring.Distributing condoms in school, is also another aspect of sex education. If the school would provide the protection to any teenager that was contemplating sexual intercourse, at least he or she would have adequate protection from pregnancy and STD’S. This could also set a pattern for them to follow in the future. That way they would always chose to wear a condom, and it could possibly save his or her life. The risks of having unprotected are very important matters that should be covered in depth by the program. Students should know that a risk of having unprotected sex and coming in contact with a sexually transmitted disease such as AIDS might result in losing his or her life. In 1994, four hundred and seventeen new HIV cases were reported between the ages of 13 years of age, and 19 years of age. (Decarlo, Pamela. Does Sex Ed. Work?) In that same year, two thousand six hundred and eighty four new cases were reported between the age of 20 and 24. (Decarlo, Pamela; Does Sex Ed. Work?) If by some chance, all those who were infected with the HIV virus had an effective sex education program; they might have a chance to live a life with positive rewards, instead of living a life knowing that you were closer to death every day. Unwanted pregnancy is also a risk of unprotected sex. When this matter is covered in school, it would display the message better to put the girls in the exact situation. For instance; when a teenag...
