Fears over sex diseases in teens

Woah! I didn't think the numbers would be that high. Pretty shocking, a half of under 25s...

abstance is the safest sex.

this is very rational thinking to post this awareness

masturbation is pretty safe too muckraker

i would say about 100 percent

Most young people believe if it is their first or second time they have nothing to worry about! Education is a must!

Not using a condom when you are having anal or vaginal intercourse with someone until you are sure of their status is completely foolish. To seriously know a person's status you have to have a long record of testing. The virus can be in the body undetected for a few years, although most people serum convert within a year. So as a rule of thumb, a year is not a long time to wait to have unprotected sex with someone who has had multiple unprotected sexual partners.

If you are both virgins, and you are sure about your feelings and the responsibilities of what engaging in unprotected sex could mean then by all means go for it, why use a condom on your first time? You only live once!

Whatever they need to do to make kids stop having unwanted children, they should do... Let them think: minutes of pleasure better then a life time of regret?

Still think teaching abstinence is the only viable option? All intentions of not having sex hold up until these girls are standing face to face with the decision. If the message is, 'if you're going to have sex, wrap it up,' they'll be prepared for it. Hoping and praying that they make the decision not to do it every time they get together is foolish and...and...wait for it..........delusional.

this may sound stupid, but in some way those who get an STD by no wearing a condom are kinda killing their partner. that´s homicide guys.

plus, what´s so wrong about wearing it?

Britney Spears and Paris Hilton tell teens that is O.K. to have sex. Men, all you need is alcohol. Women, all you is a dick.

We heard this message for so many years now.

Being crasy is doing something agin and again and expect a change.

Condom is and has been the wrong message. If you cannot control your penis, who is in charge of your life ?

We should add a huge tax on condoms telling people that promiscuous sex will put their life at risk with or without condom.

Do not send me the bill. This is a civil right issue. Why do we have to pay the health bills of irresponsible people

Does anyone else find it interesting that you can legally have sex at 17 (at least in New York), but can't buy contraception until you are 18? So you can have all the sex you want, but god forbid you would lose your innocence by being exposed to those immoral locations where you would buy contraception.

Is this possibly related to "abstinence only" sex education? Hello? Get yer ass to planned parenthood. They'll give you a whole bag fulla condoms for free. You don't need to be 18, you just got to use them!

I think it bothers most women around those ages when a guy states that he DOESN'T like wearing one because he "can't feel anything".

Cheyroze- The state of California has refused federal money for abstinence education since the beginning

There was a report not long ago that 25% of teenagers over there have STDs.

It is costing the state of Caliornia a lot of $$$$.

If you still think a piece of latex is the solution, be my guest, just don't send me the bill

Christian conservatives have to realize that most kids are going to have sex... no matter how bad you tell them it is. So why not teach them to be safe, not just at a school level, but at a family and even church level?

Forget the taxes. Condoms should be free from the government.

If people are so worried, stop having sex you idiots! Ha ha

Xenomode- This is a constant debate that will never be solve.

Parents are ultimately responsable for educating their children, not the churches, not the schools and certainly not the government.

Parents have to protect their children daily against a destructive culture. It is very hard.

My 3 children are not having sex. One is now happily married.

You cant be successful when you are defeated even before your start.

In every high school they have signs "Nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself'.

In every church they have signs "With God everything is is posssible".

Schools real focus is to teach our children how to make money in the future.

Education should be first about learning to create an ideal family.

Our priorities are wrong and then we believe a piece of latex will protect our children.

How stupid it is !!!!

how about condoms are just now forced upon students. When i was in high school, that is when they just started informing us that we can get free condoms in the nurses office.

how about condoms are giving in physical education or guidance counslers are taught how to appropriately hand out condoms to students with out giving them any type of judgmental lectures.

Dontipo- If you want to give free condoms then increase the medical insurance cost to those who have STDs.

Stop sending the bills to the rest of the population.

Unless there is a price to pay for irresponsible behaviors, nothing will change.

If you drive recklessly, you get tickets. If you have accidents, your car insurance goes up.

Free condoms are just encouragement to sleep around and be promiscuous.

If Obama wants real change in healthcare, he should do that

Not every family teaches there child about the birds and the bees i think it would be an investment in America if the schools or some one would step in and tell them like it is. Abstance doesn't work. We all dont have the moral compass as others do. So there should be more options avalible in teaching our kids about sex.

If its a long term relationship, as in years, then it may not be needed. But there is to much to lose, diseases, pregnancies, and trouble you dont want.

Important Story. We can all relate. Lets keep it fun lets keep it safe, just slip one on. Nuff Said.