Boys who are victims of sexually predatory teenage girls can also be devastated. Among young people engaging in some form of sexual activity, definitions of virginity differ. Retrieved December 5, Among those 15—19 years old, those who remain a "technical virgin" are motivated more by the fear of pregnancy or STIs and less by religion and morality.
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Give us your feedback. Two-thirds of all teen pregnancies occur among the oldest teens 18—year-olds. Archived from the original on November 7, The Washington Post. Teenage birth ratesas opposed to pregnancies, peaked inwhen there were Other times they simply put the initiative on their daughters to come to them with questions or issues.
Each year, almostgirls aged 15—19 become pregnant. Advocates of abstinence-only sex education object to comprehensive curricula which fail to teach moral behavior; they maintain that curricula should promote conventional or conservative morality as healthy and constructive, and that value-free knowledge of the body may lead to immoral, unhealthy and harmful practices.
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Bay Windows. Retrieved June 15, Archived from the original PDF on April 6, However, young people, particularly those who have oral sex before their first vaginal intercourse, may still be placing themselves at risk of STIs or HIV before they are ever at risk of pregnancy.
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