*PRESERVES TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE *INCREASES SEXUAL SATISFACTION *PROTECTS PHYSICAL HEALTH *PROTECTS EMOTIONAL HEALTH *PROTECTS AGAINST UNWANTED PREGNANCIES.

ADVANTAGES TO ABSTINENCE 1.Encourages mutual respect and trust 2.Reinforces responsible attitudes toward sex 3.Motivates the couple to develop other areas of the relationship. 4.Sex is less likely to be associated with guilt, resentment or fear. 5.Strengthens the marital bond because each person knows they are the only ONE. 6.There are no comparisons 7.There are no risks.

STEPS TEENS WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ACTIVE CAN TAKE TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR! *WRITE A LIST OF REASONS FOR ABSTINENCE *CONSIDER THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES *HAVE A FRANK DISCUSSION WITH YOUR PARTNER *GET ASSURANCE FROM YOUR PARTNER THAT THEY WILL AGREE TO ABSTINENCE, IF THEY WON’T BREAK UP *REEVALUATE THE INFLUENCE OF YOUR FRIENDS *AVOID ALCOHOL AND TEMPTING SITUATIONS *TALK WITH A TRUSTED ADULT

Physical Consequences: *STD’S and AIDS *Unwanted pregnancy *Side effects of contraceptives Psychological Consequences: *Resentment (being used, STD, unwanted pregnancy) *Fear (being caught, of getting an infection) *Guilt *Loss of Self esteem/reputation

Societal Consequences: *Abandonment of children *Welfare *Paying for the treatment of STD’S and AIDS *Distrust in the family (afraid to share honest feelings, sneaking around) *Dysfunctional Weddings (shotgun weddings, effect on child) *Diseases passed on to child

1.Be confident and say “NO” 2.Give reasons why you practice abstinence 3.Avoid being in situations in which you may be pressured to be sexually active. 4.Avoid being with anyone who pressures you to be sexually active. 5.Know the laws regarding sexual activity. 6.Influence your friends to promote abstinence.

23 DAYS-the nervous system starts to develop 32 DAYS-no bigger than a ladybug the embryo forms a primitive heart, eyes, and blood vessels. 52 DAYS-still no bigger than a grape the fetus has nostrils. 54 DAYS-brain, heart, stomach, kidneys, lungs, vertebrae, liver are all in place, ready to grow. 84 DAYS-embryo can suck its thumb.

THE PRESENCE OF SEVERE BIRTH DEFECTS IN BABIES BORN TO MOTHERS WHO DRINK ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY. IT INCLUDES DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN, NERVOUS SYSTEM, FACIAL ABNORMALITIES, SMALL HEAD SIZE, BELOW NORMAL I.Q., POOR COORDINATION, HEART DEFECTS AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS.

IDENTICAL TWINS DEVELOP FROM THE SAME EGG AND SPERM. FRATERNAL TWINS DEVELOP FROM 2 EGGS BEING RELEASED, THAT ARE FERTILIZED AT THE SAME TIME BY DIFFERENT SPERM.

HOW MIGHT I KNOW IF I AM PREGNANT? MISSED PERIOD BREAST TENDERNESS FATIGUE CHANGE IN APETITE MORNING SICKNESS

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TEEN PREGNANCY: 1. OFTEN BABY IS MALNOURISHED BECAUSE MOTHER’S BODY IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED. 2. CHILD ABUSE IS HIGHER IN TEEN PARENTS. 3. DATING OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIMITED. 4. LESS TIME WITH PEERS. 5. MANY FATHERS HAVE TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL TO SUPPORT CHILD, AND THE DOWNWARD CYCLE OF LOW INCOME AND POVERTY IS GREATER FOR TEEN MOMS.

FEMALES BECOME PREGNANT BEFORE THE AGE OF 20.

AFTER A BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND HAVE SEX, ON THE AVERAGE THE RELATIONSHIP LASTS 3 WEEKS

WOMEN ARE CROCK POTS. MEN ARE MICROWAVE OVENS. MEN BECOME SEXUALLY EXCITED IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WOMEN USUALLY TAKE ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO BECOME SEXUALLY EXCITED.

1. WOMEN ARE BORN WITH THEIR EGGS. 2. PROBABLY OVULATE 365 EGGS IN HER LIFETIME. 3. EGG IS FERTILIZED IN THE FALLOPIAN TUBES. 4. OVULATION 14 DAYS PRIOR TO SEEING MENSTRUAL FLUID. 5. ONCE EGG IS OVULATED, IT CAN LIVE 1 TO 1 ½ DAYS.

1. 2 TO 3 MILLION SPERM IN ONE EJACULATION ONLY 50 WILL REACH THE EGG. 2. SPERM DEVELOP IN THE TESTICLES. 3. MEN ARE NOT BORN WITH SPERM THEY DEVELOP THEM WHEN THEY REACH PUBERTY. 4. SPERM TAKE 3 MONTHS TO DEVELOP AND CAN LIVE FOR 3 DAYS.

HIV/AIDS, HEPATITIS B, HERPES, HPV ARE ALL INCURABLE

ONE IN FOUR SEXUALLY ACTIVE TEENS WILL CONTRACT A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE.

MANY SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES ARE JUST AS EASILY TRANSMITTED THROUGH ORAL SEX AS VAGINAL OR ANAL: 1.HERPES 2. GONORRHEA 3. HEPATITIS B 4. HIV 5. SYPHILIS

1. Cervix7. Testes 2. Ovaries8. Scrotum 3. Fallopian tubes9. Penis 4. Uterus10. Cowper’s gland 5. Vagina11. Prostate gland 6. Urethra12. Vas deferens 13. Epididymis 14. Seminal vesicles Define these Terms: