Additionally, some parents do not talk to their adolescents, that are sexually active, about STDs and STIs. Many parents of adolescents say they feel uncomfortable bringing up this certain topic because they feel like they are encouraging their adolescents to be sexually active. According to talking to teens about STIs it says “according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common “STIs among teens are chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.” (talking to teens about STI, 2018, p. 5). This has happened because parents feel like it is better not to talk to their adolescents about protecting themselves against STIs.
Finally, how can adolescents protect themselves against an STI when being sexually active or planning to be active? A way that you can be sexually active but being safe is wearing a condom whenever you are being active because a condom, is 100% must when being active it can help you prevent a STI (understanding sexually transmitted disease prevention). According to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): General Information they say the following “Limit the number of people you have sex with. The more partners you have, the greater your risk of being exposed to an STI.” (Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): General Information, 2017, p 5). When being sexually active the number one goal is to be safe and when taking these cautions, you’ll be safe.
In conclusion, when both parent and adolescents talk or learn what the difference between an STD and STI, as well as learning how to communicate when being sexually active, and they can learn of ways to protect themselves and find new info about this very interesting topic. If all parents talk to their adolescents about the risk of unprotected sex it would go down. When teens and parents learn the difference between a STI and STD then the misconceptions would go down. When teens are informed about this topic then they will be more inform about it and will be prepare when they are going to be active. Image a place where it isn’t common to have or have had a STI.
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