Students and SEX

College is like a breeding ground for students, especially freshmen. Freshmen girls are preyed upon by the upperclassmen. Freshmen boys become so eager and excited by all the mature college women they are surrounded by, that they don’t stop to meet one they want to meet all of them. Hormones are raging on college campuses. However, hormones can cloud rational thinking.

When students are getting hot and heavy, some don’t stop to think about their partner(s) sexual history or health. This is how sexually transmitted infections and viruses are spread. By not being educated properly about these sexual risks or even ignoring what it is known and not taking safety precautions, is how students become prone to the diseases and infections. “Studies show that somewhere between 20 and 25 percent of college students are or have been infected with an STD (collegetips.com).” If students don’t take precautions when having sex, then it’s safe to say that they don’t take care of themselves when they contract STD’s. Therefore, the viruses and infections continue to spread, along with ignorance.

Some Safe Sex Tips:

Get tested every 3-6 months. It can be nerve wracking, scary, or embarrassing, but knowing can put the worries to rest. When having sex, you’re not only responsible for your body but your partner as well. If you suspect you have an STD, the smart thing to do would be to get tested. If tested positive, notify your partner so that he/she can get treatment, and also so it isn’t spread to anyone else. Getting tested early can also prevent symptoms from getting worst. Men can get tested just as female can. Planned Parenthood is a chain of clinics that can be found in almost every state, and city. They provide services for small fees, sometimes for free. For more information go to www.plannedparenthood.com

Wrap it up! Use protection. Ladies if your partner says he has none, you should always have your own. Sure buying condoms can be uncomfortable. But what’s more uncomfortable, having to buy condoms or finding out you have an STD you have to live with for the rest of your life (i.e., Genital Herpes)? Guys, sex without a condom may feel good, but does pissing fire? No, so why risk it? At the end of the day, taking responsibility for your body by putting on the condom makes your more of a man than walking out on an unwanted pregnancy.

Stay monogamous, or limit the amount of partners you have. This could ultimately limit or avoid any complications.

Hopefully, students will begin to take responsibility for their bodies and practice safe sex. Having an STD that remains dormant in the body forever may be something that they think that they can live with, but what about a life threatening STD called HIV/AIDS?