The Problem with "Abstinence-Only"

The problem of "abstinence" precedes the development of iconic male dominant American culture, and the ideal of patriarchal society helps to determine their individual behavior under the guidance of blacks and blacks . White ranges of social construction such as the role of men and women, duality of men and women, the role of men and women, and many other aspects of everyday life still present at the moment. One of the most important elements in contemporary American society is restrictive patriarchal values ​​in comprehensive education for young people.

One of the biggest problems of abstinence education is that it denies the opportunity for young people to learn things to replace abstinence. Given that sex education of any form can not be effectively convinced not to have sex with adolescent young people, this is a big problem. Parents and educators want young people to live a healthy and happy life as much as possible. It is desirable that these teenagers can not comply with the behavioral standards that adults consider ideal.

According to a comment published on Tuesday at the Youth Health Journal, some of the reasons for the abstinence problem are that we do not believe that integrity is necessary because abstinence is effective. Most contraceptive methods have two efficiencies. One is for perfect use and the other for "typical" use (that is, actual behavior). For example, if you are a robot that never forgets your wallet, the efficacy of this medicine is 99%, but for ordinary people who do not take medicine or delay taking medication, the efficacy rate is 91% . Likewise, abstinence is a perfectly functioning 100% effective contraceptive method, but only to slip once or twice to zero the effect.

In addition to being ineffective, researchers and doctors say that abstinence education is a "moral problem" that violates medical ethics and hurts young people. In the review of the evidence of the abstinence program announced at the Journal of Adolescent Health, researchers suggest that policies and programs that provide abstinence as a single option for unmarried adolescent children are scientifically and morally I also conclude that there is a defect. While helping the young people to delay sexual intercourse, the AOUM program has made stereotyping gender of health hazards and has hardly succeeded in leaving young people of sexual minorities. Prohibition of sexual activity is theoretically to completely prevent infection of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, but in reality the AOUM program often can not prevent these consequences.