Contraceptive methods help sexually active people prevent pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. There are different contraceptive methods that both men and women can use to take care of health. Some of these methods can be used at the time of having sex or with medical treatment.
The most recommended contraceptive methods are:
1. Birth control pills: specifically to prevent pregnancy. They do not protect against HIV / AIDS or infections.
2. Injections: In the same way they only prevent pregnancy but not from HIV / AIDS or any infection.
3. IUD: Prevents eggs from splicing together but does not prevent HIV / AIDS or infections.
4. Condoms: They are the only method that prevents pregnancy and protects against HIV / AIDS and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
5. Tubal ligation: Applied only to women to prevent pregnancy but does not prevent from HIV / AIDS or infections.
6. Vasectomy: It is a permanent contraceptive method for men. It does not protect against HIV / AIDS or infections.
Sexually transmitted diseases are determined as infections acquired by people when having sex with another person who has an infection. Anyone can suffer a sexually transmitted disease, however in expert studies it has been proven that women suffer more consequences. Sexually transmitted diseases are:
1. Chlamydia
2. Gonorrhea
3. Genital Herpes
4. HIV / AIDS
5. HPV
6. Syphilis
7. Trichomoniasis
Treatment for most of these diseases is mostly based on antibiotics, however there is still no cure for HIV / AIDS that has caused the death of people who contract it.
The stage of adolescence marks the end of childhood and the beginning of what will be the adult life of a person, manifesting a physical and emotional growth. A teenager is ready to start experiencing sex and with it the possibility of procreation.
The changes that the adolescent experiences related to his sexuality are:
1. Interest and attraction to other people
2. Interest in highlighting their physical attractiveness
3. The psychological function of sexual impulses begins
4. The need to feel pleasure appears
In the sex education part, parents are the main responsible for informing their children about the benefits of this new stage, as well as the prevention and consequences that may endanger the health of the adolescent.
Experts define sexuality as part of the human being's life that involves the way of being, thinking, feeling and acting in relation to the interaction with other people. It involves physical, sentimental and emotional aspects. Sex is just a part of sexuality, it is not the whole of it. Sexual intercourse through genital contact allows the experimentation of sexuality
Factors such as geography, culture, and the way a person was formed in their family, determine how each person lives their sexuality.
Sexuality in a person includes: Their body, biological sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and sexual identity.
