Week 7

Sexual Intimacy and Family Life

Is there any such thing as safe sex?
In our textbook it says "The only truly safe sex is no sex." I believe that people need to stay away from this but so do a lot of other people. In the long run you usually regret everything you have done so why not stop and think about what could happen if you do or don't have sex.

The book gives some guidelines for us to consider before:
1- You need to be aware of who you are about to have it with they may have some kind of infection that could effect you.
2- Don't have multiple sex partners because it is easy to transmit diseases such as AIDS.
3- Make sure you discuss health and sexual concerns with one another it isn't an invasion of privacy.
4- Make sure you are using protection.
5- While actively having sex with someone make sure you have regular doctor checkups.
6- Make sure you are aware of the different symptoms of the different diseases that you may obtain.
7- Let a physician know if you have been exposed to any diseases you are risking your health maybe even your life.

This can affect your family and not just yourself because if you are have sex at a young age you are chancing have a child which may be harmful for the child through various reasons.