"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens." John Homer Miller

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Sexual Health Lesson 2: Risks and Consequences of Having Sex

Aim: What are the risks and consequences of having sex?

Introduce video: The Truth About Sex

Risks and Consequences of Having Sex Include (but are not limited to):

Risk: Pregnancy
Consequences: Poverty, low birth weight babies, premature babies, break-ups, stress, dropping out of high school, “no life”

Risk: STD’s/HIV
Consequences: No more sex for the rest of your life, death , failing health, infertility, permanent health damage

Risk: Emotional hurt
Consequences: poor decision making, low self esteem, regret

Assess YOUR risk for either pregnancy, STD’s or HIV. How at risk are you? What types of behaviors are putting you at risk? What is keeping you from thinking realistically that these things won’t happen to you?