According to that of the Spanish Contraception Society (SEC), the age of initiation of sexual relations has dropped to 16.37 years in the group of women between 15 and 19 years of age, while those who are currently between 45 and 49 years old had their first sexual relationship at 19.4.
In the light of these data we can confirm that we become sexually active younger and younger. But are our teens really ready for responsible sexuality at younger ages? The answer seems to be no.
Compulsory subject
The fact that sexual education is increasingly integrated into those of young people does not always translate into healthy sexual behavior. However, there are those who point out that if it were a , as suggested by , cases of sexual abuse could be avoided, integrating it as a multidisciplinary curricular subject , although adapting to each age.
Despite the fact that some authors consider that talking about sex before adolescence can encourage its practice, the truth is that when a good sexual education is carried out, observing a delay in the initiation of sexual relations and a better use of contraception at first sexual encounters.
The girls, less risky
Gender continues to be an important determining factor in matters of sexuality. , although they also continue to live a sexuality more focused on masculine preferences.
This is largely to blame for the consumption of pornography among young people, which is leading to the consumption of many. In the age of the internet and of immediate and free access to pornographic content, at ever younger ages, we find boys and girls who take as a reference the model of sexual relations observed in the pornographic industry. But this model is clearly .
Imported Porn Models
Today there are girls who confess to having agreed to sexual practices because their partners have asked them to, based on the imported model of pornography. Some even say they have seen themselves doing them to feel accepted by their partners.
The indiscriminate consumption of pornography not only creates problems for the girls, but also for them. There are more and more cases of boys who present that they go through problems to ejaculate in real sexual relations since they are very used to self-masturbation even due to erectile dysfunction problems.
All this leads us not to ignore the impact of that of young people. It must be taken into account and addressed in educational sessions aimed at young people, since it is a reality that there are more and more consumers.
Drug and alcohol use
Another of the realities that we are facing is the combination between consumption of . It is increasingly common to have sexual relations under the influence of alcohol, which makes the perception of control of what is happening only subjective, producing situations in which one of the participants may be involved in a .
Sex education is a necessity and reviewing its contents is an obligation for our contribution to a sexually healthy society.
Professor of Nursing in Reproductive Health.,
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