Male & Female Teenage Sexuality
Health, Statistics, Education, Safe Sex, Virginity, Teen Relationships, Puberty, Pregnancy, Informed Consent

Hello. Thanks for visiting our evolutionary philosophy of human sexuality pages. We are currently researching good quality sites relating to our biological and cultural sexual evolution - as a way of collecting and presenting the most important / latest knowledge and research.

Below you will find summaries of articles & websites on Teenage Sexuality, i.e. latest research articles on evolution and teenage health, behaviour, puberty, safe sex education, informed consent, age of consent, statistics, virginity, oral, vaginal & anal intercourse, pregnancy, relationships, self esteem, beauty, body image, orientation etc.
Compared with other search terms, 'teen sex' receives a high number of searches, it is ranked 78th. The following results suggest this is due to people seeking pornography (that men find this age group attractive) rather than teenagers searching information.
The age of consent law (age when minors can legally engage in sex) varies around the world, though it generally falls between 14 - 18. We are interested to further explore / research our evolved instincts of beauty (youth, health) which can conflict with our cultural laws.

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We hope the following articles & websites are useful for parents to raise their teenagers in an informed, beneficial and healthy way.
Karene

Essay & Statistics on Adolescent Sexual Behaviour, Pregnancy, STD's

From the essay: "For several decades, concerns have been mounting in the United States about adolescent sexual behavior, pregnancy, and parenthood. These concerns have been intensified by several realizations.

First, rates of adolescent births in the United States are much higher - from two to ten times higher - than in other industrialized societies.

Second, although teen birth rates are lower now than they were after World War II, there have been increases in rates of adolescent childbearing in the U.S. since the mid 1980's; birth rates among teens currently are nearly one-quarter higher than they were in 1986.

Third, adolescent childbearing outside of marriage has been increasing for several decades and at a very rapid pace. Of all births to young women under age 20, only 15 percent were nonmarital in 1960, compared to 30 percent in 1970, 48 percent in 1980, and 71 percent in 1992.

Another reason for attention to the issue of adolescent pregnancy and birth is that the overwhelming majority of adolescents do not want to become parents this soon. Among all pregnancies to females under age 20, the proportion that were unintended was 84 percent in 1990.

Moreover, there is increasing concern about adolescent sexual intercourse per se, not only because it leads to unintended pregnancy and parenthood, but also because sexually active adolescents have extremely high rates of sexually transmitted infections and are at risk of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Finally, initial sexual experiences are often coercive. Indeed, before age 15, a majority of first intercourse experiences among females are reported to be non-voluntary. Coercion is not only a problem in its own right, but is presumed to be associated with poor protection from pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections."

Beginning Too Soon: Adolescent Sexual Behaviour, Pregnancy and Parenthood. A Review of Research and Interventions
by Kristin A. Moore, Brent C. Miller, Barbara W. Sugland, Donna Ruane Morrison, Dana A. Glei, Connie Blumenthal

https://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/hsp/cyp/xsteesex.htm

Scarleteen: Information & Statistics on Teenage Sexuality

From the website: 'The statistics may surprise you. More than half of American teens DO abstain from intercourse until age 17, and a quarter of them at 20 still have not had heterosexual intercourse. These same studies show that informative sex education has not increased sexual activity, pregnancy or the number of sexual partners, and has in fact, wildly succeeded in that, 'Teenagers who start having intercourse following a sexuality education program are more likely to use contraception than those who have not participated in a program. (SIECUS).'

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'Virginity Pledges' substitute High Risk Behavior for Intercourse

A study published in the April issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, shows that teenagers who take 'virginity pledges' engage in vaginal intercourse later than teens who have not committed to remain abstinent until marriage, but are more likely to engage in oral or anal sex than nonpledging virgin teens and less likely to use condoms once they become sexually active.

Read More: 'Virginity Pledges' substitute High Risk Behavior for Intercourse: A Study

Safe Sex Education for Teenagers

From the website: 'Teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual health Web site for teens. We are committed to giving you the facts about sex so that you can use this information to make your own responsible choices. We provide honest and nonjudgmental information about sexuality in language you can understand with the hope that you will use this knowledge to reduce your risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.'

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Sex Etc: Teen Sexuality Site, Written By Teens

A comprehensive Teen Sexual Health website which is 'written by teens, for teens'. They advocate 'true, medically accurate and balanced information about sexuality in schools, homes and communities. Teen-to-teen communications is an effective vehicle for educating about sexual health.'
Articles and stories, chat, video archives, ask the experts and get tested (list of low cost sexual health clinics). Topics include girls & guys health, sexual intercourse, love and relationships, birth control, STD's, pregnancy, abortion, body image, abuse & violence, emotions, drugs & alcohol and advice for parents.

From the website: 'Sex, Etc. is an award-winning national magazine and Web site on sexual health. It is part of the Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project developed by Answer (formerly the Network for Family Life Education), a leading national organization dedicated to providing and promoting comprehensive sexuality education.'

https://www.sexetc.org/

Teenage Life Online: Study of the Internet's Impact on Teen Friendships and Family Relationships

The Internet plays a pivotal role in the lives of American teenagers. About 17 million teens ages 12 - 17 use the Internet. That represents 73% of those in that age bracket. Teenagers' use of the Internet plays an major role in their relationships with friends, family and school. Teens and their parents generally think use of the Internet enhances the social life and academic work of children. However there are aspects of the Internet which cause strain and conflict.

40% of parents have had an argument about the Internet with their children.
64% of teenagers say they think use of the Internet takes away from the time they spend with their family.
64% of teens think they know more about the Internet than their parents.

https://www.pewinternet.org/

Analyse any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere of sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to which life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always be re-established; the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the word, imperishable. ... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)

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