Posted on 02/09/2007 1:43:04 PM PST by Coleus
San Francisco.– Teenagers often suffer emotional consequences from having sex, even when it's "only" oral sex, a study published Monday suggests. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco found that up to one-half of the sexually active teenagers in their study said they'd ever felt "used," guilty or regretful after having sex.
Though such feelings were less common among teens who'd only had oral sex, about one-third reported some type of negative consequence. Dr. Sonya S. Brady and Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher report the findings in the journal Pediatrics. The study, according to the researchers, suggests that parents should be sure to talk with their kids about the potential negative effects of having oral sex, not only intercourse.
"When parents and teens talk about the consequences of having 'sex,' they may not take the time to define what sex is," Brady and Halpern-Felsher noted in comments to Reuters Health. "It is important for parents to help teens understand that having oral sex may result in social, emotional and physical health consequences – just as having vaginal sex may result in these consequences."
In particular, the study found, girls were twice as likely as boys to say they'd ever "felt bad about themselves" after having sex, and three times more likely to say they'd felt used. Though the study could not look at the reasons for this difference, other studies have noted that there's pressure on girls to at once be sexually attractive yet resist having sex.
"In contrast, boys' sexuality and sexual behavior is generally accepted," Brady and Halpern-Felsher pointed out. "Parents can play an important role in helping to eliminate this double standard by encouraging respect for women and discouraging the use of derogatory sexual terms." The findings are based on a series of surveys given to 618 students at two public high schools, beginning in ninth grade when they were 14 years old. Of these, 275 reported having oral sex, vaginal sex or both by the spring of tenth grade.
I know I'm all jacked up from it.
Imagine that ... serving as a public toilet causes you to feel bad about yourself!
I feel so sad for all these kids, boys and girls.
Well, the doctor is in!
Unless its an hottie female teacher and a 17 yo drooling boy. Then it will likely be the highlight of his life. ;o)
The "Education President" already taught kids that definition -- my daughter was 11 at the time and brought it up to me. She also mentioned watchng a classmate go Monica on a guy in the band hallway in junior high school between classes! There's your legacy, Bubba -- Young girls doing this at too early an age and facing negative consequences.
But you have to admit if it's a two-bagger and his friends find out, the kid is scarred for life.
I'm always amazed when they spend money on surveys like this. To me, this is another big DUH!
Is it just me or does the solution, at the end, suggest that we should encourage young girls not to feel bad? and that is what will solve the problem?
"In contrast, boys' sexuality and sexual behavior is generally accepted," Brady and Halpern-Felsher pointed out. "Parents can play an important role in helping to eliminate this double standard by encouraging respect for women and discouraging the use of derogatory sexual terms."
How about just "discouraging" the sexual activity in the first place?!?!?
ROFL! Like the fat chick/moped joke.
There really are absolute wrongs and rights. Your heart and soul can feel that. Many have wasted away their lives trying to soothe the ache with more sex, alcohol and/or drugs.
Most of my problems seem to extend from NOT getting any, I would think.
I presume you refer to your very poor eyesight?
What these modern geniuses fail to comprehend is basic biology. In nature, Women have limited capacity to bear children and therefore wish to select the best mate for their child. Men, in nature, wish to propagate themselves and can do so on a pretty unlimited basis (i.e. Wilt Chamberlain). They want to fight biology with a modern social project -- good luck with that.
In contrast, the project to have men be faithful and give up propagating for commitment has been going on for thousands of years and men have been generally unable to convince women to change the rules until women themselves changed the rules in 1970. How did that work out?
>>Imagine that ... serving as a public toilet causes you to feel bad about yourself!<<
That is certainly is an interesting take on sex...
Just "No".
No hetero.
No homo.
No auto.
Don't touch the nasty thing.
Ever.
Don't look at it.
Don't think about it.
And if you do, you are a dirty and unworthy person, forever condemned to perdition (I had to look that word up).
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