2.  Sexual health involves many things, including: knowing about your body and how it works; understanding the physical, social and emotional changes that come with puberty, pregnancy and ageing; keeping yourself and others safe; and finding information and support when things go wrong, such as an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection. Sexual practices also includes using protection such as a condom.

3.  Sexual activity Most young people in Years 10 and 12 are sexually active to varying degrees. Selected statistics include:  About one in four Year 10 students and half of all Year 12 students have had vaginal intercourse.  Of the young people who had ever had sex, about half of the males and 61% of the females had at least one sexual partner in the last year.  Between 15% and 19% had two sexual partners in the last year.  37.3% of Year 10 students and 56.7% of Year 12 students have engaged in oral sex.  The most recent sexual encounter for about two thirds of young people was with their regular girlfriend or boyfriend.  The most recent sexual encounter for 10.8% of teenagers was with someone they had met for the first time, with higher figures for males (18.1%) than females (4.6%).  Students in Year 10 are more likely to have had their most recent sexual encounter with someone they met for the first time (15%) than students in Year 12 (7.6%). Statistics

4.  Most young people feel confident they can deal successfully with issues such as unwanted sex or a partner who is unwilling to use a condom.  Most young people don’t feel confident they can talk about sexual issues such as contraception with their parents.  Most young people (68.8%) talk to their partner about condom use before they have sex.  Prior discussion with a sexual partner about other sexual issues is uncommon; for example, only 23.6% of young people talk with their partners about how to reduce the risk of STIs.  22.8% of young people didn’t discuss any sex-related issues, such as condom use and avoiding pregnancy or STIs, prior to their most recent sexual encounter

5. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are an infection you can get from sexual intercourse or sexual contact. STIs are caused by microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses or parasites. STIs can infect many areas of the body and do not always show signs or symptoms.

6.  WHAT IS CHLAMYDIA?  Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in our community. It affects both women and men, including men who  have sex with men. In women it causes an infection of the cervix and in men it infects the urethra. Less commonly Chlamydia can infect the anus and can also cause conjunctivitis. (inflammation of the eye).  HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED?  Chlamydia is most often transmitted by vaginal or anal  sex. Condoms prevent its transmission.

7.  WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS?  Most men and women do not have any signs  and symptoms. When symptoms are present, the  following may be noticed:  Men  Redness at the opening of the penis  Stinging or burning when passing urine  A discharge from the penis  (which is often clear in colour)  If not treated, Chlamydia may occasionally cause pain  and swelling in one or both testicles.  Women  A change in vaginal discharge  Irregular bleeding (especially after sex)  Pelvic pain, including pain during sexual intercourse  Stinging or burning when passing urine  If not treated, Chlamydia can cause Pelvic Inflammatory  Disease (PID) which is infection of the uterus and  fallopian tubes. PID may lead to infertility.

8. Sexual practices is considered a dimension of health as it changes the way our bodies look and the way in which we feel about ourselves and others and changes the way we ‘operate’. Sexual practices can cause infections which effect your body influences your bodily functions, for example if you have unsafe sex without protection and get Chlamydia all the dimensions of your health will suffer in some type of form., like physically, if you have Chlamydia your body will be unhealthy and the individual Determinants of health

9.  The physical effects that unsafe sexual practices can do to your body are major and can cause you to not go out with friends because of the pain. You may start eating “comfort food” to make yourself feel better in the stressful situation that sexual practices can cause. An unplanned pregnancy that happens a lot with teenagers due to unsafe sex is also physically changing for the body. Such as, the growing child in your stomach, enlarged breasts, vomiting, hunger and fatigue. STI’s such as Chlamydia cause physical changes and pain for the affected person such as..  Irregular bleeding (especially after sex)  Pelvic pain, including pain during sexual intercourse  Stinging or burning when passing urine

10. Having a STI can effect your social health due to the fact that you will feel different to your peers and they will treat you different and perhaps call you names such as a ‘Skank’. This can socially effect the individual and they may be isolated from there peers. When you have unsafe sex it could effect there social skills and the way they behave around others. The individual may also develop trust issues and fade away from family and friends maybe from a bad sexual experience. Having a sexual partner can also be great socially like going on dates meeting his family and friends and becoming interested in new things.

11.  People having sexual problems such as an sti or an unplanned pregnancy will suffer emotionally and are at high risk for mental disorders such as, depression, anxiety and mood swings.  If you are a teenager and developed an STI (sexually transmitted infection) your emotional health will not be as great as it could be for many reasons for example the distress you would feel from the infection such as Chlamydia (explained in slide 6&7)  But these emotional effects are not always in a bad way, practicing safe sex can also give you a confidence boost and also strengthen relationships with your boyfriend or partner.

12. Someone with a sexual problem will often hide away at home and not come to school another way that your intellectual health will suffer is lack of concentration. Example. A fifteen year old girl got a boyfriend and they soon had sexual intercourse without protection and the guy left her. Nothing was thought of it and life went on, soon the girl discovered that she was pregnant and dropped out of school and had the baby at 15, she now relies on payments from centerlink and her communication and grammar skills are so poor from dropping out of school so young. Not being intellectually strong effects life decisions like getting a job, meeting a new partner or friends and the many skills you need in life.

13.  http://www.mshc.org.au/STIsInformation/tabid/219/Default.as px http://www.mshc.org.au/STIsInformation/tabid/219/Default.as px   http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/page s/Teenagers_sexual_behaviour http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/page s/Teenagers_sexual_behaviour