Some say condoms make sex "safe.”, But how well do condoms work? Can you still get a sexually transmitted Disease (STD)? Can you still get pregnant? The answer is YES!
If you are worried about STD’s, condoms can only reduce your risk; they don't eliminate it. According to Center for Disease Control (CDC) studies, the condom proves to significantly protect against 1 of 30 STD’s. The condom can protect against the HIV virus, but even if you use a condom 100% correctly, 100% of the time, you still have an 15% failure rate with this STD alone.
What about pregnancy? About 1 of every 5 teen couples using condoms for birth control get pregnant within a year.
So even if you use a condom correctly and every time you have sex, you're still at a high risk for STI’s and pregnancy.
The only way to guarantee sexual health emotionally, physically and psychologically is to reserve all forms of sexual expression (intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, outer course, mutual masturbation) for the unique relationship of marriage. The only truly “safe sex” is abstinence until marriage.
The word “abstinence” has such a negative stigma to it now days, yet you choose to abstain from things every day of your life. The definition of abstinence is “To choose not to do something you have the opportunity to do”. So the definition of sexual abstinence would be to choose to reserve all forms of sexual expression for the marriage relationship.
As you choose abstinence you can rest assured that you will not become infected with an STID, you will not have to worry about the possibility of getting pregnant and having to face the difficult decision of what to do with an unplanned pregnancy. Choosing not to include sex in your dating relationship can also set you up for dating success, and help you build a solid foundation for your future marriage.
Sex is a big deal; it is not something to take lightly. Though it may be exciting, and it “feels good” you have to ask yourself, are the short-term benefits worth the long-term consequences? Be a person of sexual integrity, be a person who is sexually responsible. Get informed and make a choice that will allow you to live the healthiest life possible, not just physically, emotionally and psychologically, but relationally as well, and isn’t true, deep meaningful relationship what we are all longing for?
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