having sex at a younger age?

Question

ok, kids now are like having sex at like 12,13,14..so on
i want to know how does it affect there health, because i see nothing wronge with them Physically. And back in the 1800's and early 1900's kids WAS haveing sex at that age and already getting married, and kids!!
so whats the big deal now??

Answer 1

Well, back in that time, kids didn't have the educational opportunities we have now. Life spans were shorter because they didn't have the medical advances we have now. Farming was the typical way of life back then, and they didn't have $500K combines. Marrying young was the way of life out of necessity. The more fertile years the woman had the more children she could produce to help with farm work and the house work.

Today, we have colleges that are affordable to all people, not just the very wealthiest. Women are no longer forced into marriage at young ages because of economics. Women have far more opportunities now than ever before in history.

That being said, girls of today at 14 are far more immature than their counterparts of 200 years ago. A 14 year old girl back then knew how to keep a house, raise children, tend a garden, preserve foods, etc... It's a rare 14 year old girl today who can do those things.

Most girls back then didn't have to worry about HIV, syphillis, herpes, and other std's because they were married first, then sexually active. Todays girls become sexually active around the same age, but there's more healthwise for them to worry about. In todays world, the sexually active young teen has to worry about a slew of diseases, unplanned pregnancies that can ruin their educational opportunities, and feelings of guilt because they instinctively know that premarital sex isn't moral or healthy.

In short, the 14 year old woman of 200 years ago is a far cry from the 14 year old girl of today.

Answer 2

Sexual activity alone does not have a negative effect on physical health, as far as I know, but there are a lot of consequences. First of all, since almost no one at that age remains in one committed relationship for life, the likelihood of STDs, including HIV, is much higher, and these things can have horrible effects, including destroying your fertility before you had a chance to even think about having a family.

Also, teens do have a greater chance of pregnancy from each sexual encounter than do adults, partially because they are less diligent about birth control, but also because they are physically stronger. The problem with that is that unless it is your plan to have five children before you turn 18 (and in my volunteer work at the jail I've seen people in exactly that situation - look where they ended up; in jail, abandoning all of their kids), you will end up with a series of abortions, also not very good for you!

In the early 1900s kids were not married and having kids at 12, 13 or 14, at least not in the U.S. That was true many centuries ago, when the whole role of women was to provide heirs (children) for the men, and if they died in childbirth (which many, if not most, of them did), they were easily replaced by another baby-making machine. You should want more for your life.

By far the bigger effect of early sex, though, is psychological, not physical. When sex is completely divorced from a situation in which there is mutual caring between the two individuals, that becomes the norm for those people. You may think you are in love, but the other person was just trying to get off, and you end up feeling abused. Eventually, there is a lack of trust in anyone, and sex is seen is pure recreation, rather than as an expression of love and trust.

Answer 3

I think its a big deal because nowadays, many sexually trasmitted infections have been discovered and there have been proven associations with certain factors. The younger you start to have sex, the more exposed you will be to get sexually transmitted infections...there is still a risk even if you use protection like a condom. The younger a person starts to have sex, the more likely that a girl will use birth control pills (they have side effects too you know, that could manifest later on as you get older >> certain diseases which are not necessarily associated with the sex act itself may develop due to exposure to the hormones in a birth control pill). Other infections also have a latent period before they start to manifest, so a person may be havnig sex with another person who is infected but asymptomatic and the infection could spread to the sex partner if they don't use protection. Sexual promiscuity is also a factor...in general, when you have sex at a younger age, you lack the maturity to handle the relationship well and think about it, when people have sex at a younger age, they tend to "experiment" more with different partners because they are too curious or too anxious to "try out" different methods. The younger you have sex, the more you are at risk of developing cervical cancer.

Answer 4

Yeah, yeah, and in the 1900's the average life span was 47 years, so what's the big deal. Human beings have made progress, and the idea here is that they take advantage of that progress. How many of those people were parents vs how many were good parents? How many people wasted their lives because they could not realize their potential. Waiting until you are more emotionally mature to have sex is not a punishment for chrissake, it is a gift. Learning how to be a good parent and being financially responsible before one has children is a gift you can give your children. Rats have sex and give birth quite early in their lives. They don't have a choice to exercise. Humans do.

Answer 5

In the 1800s and 1900s, they get married FIRST at a young age and then have sex. Back in the day, men respect women too much to try to have sex with them casually. In this day and age, kids think sex is cool and make you look like an adult but in the real world, sex is over-rated and is only condoned upon marriage.

Answer 6

Well for my experience I first had sex at 16 and to this day I'm mentally scared for life. I can't ever truly be close to a guy mentally. Because I think all they want is sex and even with the guy I have now I'm afraid to say no to him when he wants sex because I think he will go fine it some where else. I have been with him for 4 years and you think by now that I could trust him but I can't because he is a man. I believe about 70% of woman who have sex young have metal problems when they get older in life. I have met serveral others like myself who's has in the same problem that I'm having right now. So I have to say leave sex alone until you are old enough to handle the emotions and psyical responiabilities

Answer 7

There is a big difference in getting married and having monogamous sex at the age of 14, 15, 16 than having sex with anything that moves when you are that age. The incidence of cervical cancer increases dramatically when you have multiple partners earlier in life. I have two nieces who began having sex at 12 or 13. Both were pregnant at 14 one of them has herpes and the other is precancerous because she contracted HPV. I know several women who married at 13, 14 or 15 and lived very happy lives with their spouses for over 40, 50, 60, even 70 years. I guess the trick is that everybody may do it just don't do it with everybody.

Answer 8

it is morally reprehencable for children to be having sex that young. it doesnt matter what ppl were doing 100 years ago, what would you say if your 13 year old girl was sextually active? and you also got to realise is 100 years ago, 200 years ago ppl didnt live nearly as long as they do now. back then ppl were doing good to live til 65. so they had to start having kids earlier to ensure that there would be a next generation. also, at 13 and 14 and so on your body is not developed fully so havning sex will stop that growth process. and if you havent noticed, kids today are way too immature to handle the responsabilities that comes with having sex. thats why you see so many child parents and kids being put up for addoption.

Answer 9

Just because one is physically able to have sex (the hormones have kicked in) doesn't necessarily mean that a person is mentally ready to handle the responsibilities that go along with being sexually active. Can you make sure you or your partner uses a condom? Can you reliably practice some type of birth control? Can you deal with pregnancy and raising a child if that happens? Just some things to think about...

Answer 10

The problem is that the children at that age, are just that...CHILDREN! They may be mature enough physically but mentally they are not mature enough to understand or comprehend what it actually means to have sex. I started having sex at a very young age, and for a long time I confused sex with love. There is a big difference and most children that age can't recognize that diff.