Great post. One of the things that has surprised me most in answering questions at EmpowHer is the alarmingly high number of questions we get from young people who simply don't understand the fundamentals of their bodies' reproduction functions. The misinformation they have about how not to get pregnant is alarming.
Whether sex education or abstinence education is used, there needs to be a higher level of information taught in our schools about How Things Work. Girls need to know how they ovulate, and when, and how to tell. They need to understand the signals their body sends them throughout the month in terms of their fertility, menstrual cycles and health. Young boys need to understand that they can, indeed, get a girl pregnant from just their pre-ejaculate, for instance. Everyone needs to know the proper names for body parts. And everyone should know how to use a condom correctly. It just makes basic sense -- they're easily available and kids are using them whether or not they know how.
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Susan,
Great post. One of the things that has surprised me most in answering questions at EmpowHer is the alarmingly high number of questions we get from young people who simply don't understand the fundamentals of their bodies' reproduction functions. The misinformation they have about how not to get pregnant is alarming.
Whether sex education or abstinence education is used, there needs to be a higher level of information taught in our schools about How Things Work. Girls need to know how they ovulate, and when, and how to tell. They need to understand the signals their body sends them throughout the month in terms of their fertility, menstrual cycles and health. Young boys need to understand that they can, indeed, get a girl pregnant from just their pre-ejaculate, for instance. Everyone needs to know the proper names for body parts. And everyone should know how to use a condom correctly. It just makes basic sense -- they're easily available and kids are using them whether or not they know how.
November 5, 2009 - 7:24amThis Comment
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