I am a 15 year old girl who recently became sexually active, I have been in a very close relationship with my boyfriend for 9 months and just started birth control. My mom is unaware of my sexual activity so I told her I wanted birth control to regulate my period. I have ALWAYS, every. Single. Time. Used a condom, and even on birth control me and my boyfriend still agreed to always use a condom. No condom = No sex! I am aware that some girls (and guys) are not as cautious but I feel that it is a generalization that ALL girls are having unprotected sex. I am also positive that there are girls who are just as careful as I am. I am and always have been aware of the consequences of sex and that's why I choose to be so careful to minimize my chances of contracting an STD (or STI) or from becoming pregnant. I know from personal experience that it was hard for me to work up the courage to ask my mom for birth control (even though I lied), I truly believe that the huge problem stems from lack of communication and understanding from parents. I think that girls should be given the option of birth control, with-out consequence from the parents, but she should be able to choose WHEN she begins the contraceptive.
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I am a 15 year old girl who recently became sexually active, I have been in a very close relationship with my boyfriend for 9 months and just started birth control. My mom is unaware of my sexual activity so I told her I wanted birth control to regulate my period. I have ALWAYS, every. Single. Time. Used a condom, and even on birth control me and my boyfriend still agreed to always use a condom. No condom = No sex! I am aware that some girls (and guys) are not as cautious but I feel that it is a generalization that ALL girls are having unprotected sex. I am also positive that there are girls who are just as careful as I am. I am and always have been aware of the consequences of sex and that's why I choose to be so careful to minimize my chances of contracting an STD (or STI) or from becoming pregnant. I know from personal experience that it was hard for me to work up the courage to ask my mom for birth control (even though I lied), I truly believe that the huge problem stems from lack of communication and understanding from parents. I think that girls should be given the option of birth control, with-out consequence from the parents, but she should be able to choose WHEN she begins the contraceptive.
December 6, 2011 - 3:48pmThis Comment
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