Protect your body, heart and mind Abstinence Protect your body, heart and mind

Introduction First Choice Pregnancy Resource Center

Get the facts! Not everyone is doing it! Less than half of high school students are sexually active If everyone was doing it, there would be a lot more pregnancies at your school.

Why abstinence? It is the only choice that completely protects your body, heart, and mind.

Keeps Your Body Safe Prevents pregnancy Prevents STDs No medications, devices, or side-effects involved

Keeps Your Heart & Mind Safe Sex is an adult activity! Limits intimacy Decreases loss with break in relationship (oxytocin, vasopressin) Promotes stability of future marriage*

Because it’s the LAW Legal age in TEXAS to consent to sex is 17 Sexual Assault, Aggravated Sexual Assault

Teen Pregnancy Only 30% of teen mothers have a diploma at age 30 Daughters of teen moms are twice as likely to become teen moms themselves Sons of teen moms are three times as likely to go to prison Teenage moms are at higher risk of depression Babies of teenage moms have an overall greater risk of physical, social, and behavioral problems

STDs *

Get the facts! 27 different STI/STDs, many have several types 1 in 4 sexually active people under the age of 25 will be infected with an STI

STDs Bacterial – Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Viral – Herpes, HPV, HIV/Aids, Hepatitis B Parasitical – Trichomoniasis

Symptoms There may not be ANY early symptoms Flu-like symptoms Pain, discharge, sores, painful urination Can lead to cancer, organ damage, and even death.

Transmission Sexual Intercourse- Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Trichomoniasis, Herpes, HPV, Hep B, HIV Childbirth- Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, HPV, Hep B, HIV OTHER- Herpes, HPV, Hep B, HIV (IV drug use, bodily fluids (blood, breast milk), contact with infected skin)

Gonorrhea Syphilis

STD Statistics The CDC estimates 19 million new infections each year-50% of those in people 15-24 years old. Bowie County is the 3rd highest in the state for gonorrhea diagnoses and 9th highest in the state for HIV diagnoses per 100,000 people.

STD Statistics STDs produce problems with a person's immediate and longterm health, fertility, and make HIV infection more likely. It is estimated that undiagnosed STDs cause 24,000 women to become infertile each year.

Overcoming the difficulties of Abstinence Long-term commitment: HAVE A PLAN! Know your boundaries! Social pressure: Group dates, avoid drugs & alcohol. Surround yourself with like-minded friends Hormones: Again-Rememeber your boundaries! Fear of losing relationship: Is that person respecting you? Is that person worth it? Only 2% of High School relationships make it to marriage.

Focus on your future!

And remember……

Questions? Comments?