Jamie Dodd
1/03/13
Eng 102
Misty L. Jameson

Is there a “safe sex”?
In today’s generation it seems that the morals and standards of sexual activity that were in existence have vanished. To practice abstinence, or waiting till marriage is considered to be boring and uncommon. The amount of diseases transmitted through sexual intercourse has inclined tremendously within teenagers and adults since the late 80’s. This was caused because people that are sexually active did not practice the “Safe Sex” method, which is using condoms. Teenagers are given condoms because the numbers of sexually active teens are rising rapidly, and more people are becoming infected with a transmitted disease. Just how efficient are condoms if they are used and could this really be a safe way?
According to Robert C. Noble in his article “There is no Safe Sex” He stated that “Condoms are not 100 percent safe, but if used properly it can reduce the risk of catching an STD.” Teenagers should not be having sex, argued by adults and guardians. By giving them condoms we are basically encouraging them to be sexually active. But why deny them protection if they choose to have sex? Teens are usually peer pressured into having sex by their friends or significant other and do not know the methods of having safer relations. By informing the youth we can encourage them to make smarter choices and practice safer methods, and hopefully reduce the pregnancy and STD rate. As I mentioned early in my paper about the efficiency of condoms, and them not being 100 percent safe, there is a high number of people who choose not to use them because they are not guaranteed. Quoted by Robert C. Noble “in 1975 only 12 percent of college women used condoms, and only risen to 41 percent by 1989.”
Diseases really began to sprout during the late 80’s, and were also becoming very difficult to cure majority of them.