Precocious sex starts in schools

• April 20, 2024

In terms of sexuality , the teenagers they are very advanced, more than public institutions, health authorities, the same researchers in sexuality and, of course, their parents imagine; explains Mexican psychologist Gabriela Rodríguez.

Coauthor, along with José Aguilar Gil, from the book "Connect: sexuality for adolescents", Rodríguez points out that the bombing of information who receive the young boys is very broad, as well as the way they handle their sexuality .

An example is that, nowadays, there are more girls who link sexual intercourse with the pleasure . According Aguilar Gil, "before almost all linked with the love , with a "serious" relationship; Now, if you go deeper, you will realize that they begin their life erotica for pleasure, for curiosity or because they want to, although socially It is not so well seen as to express it in a broad way.

In the case of the boys, 15 or 20 years ago, many started their sex life with sex workers , but now they do it with their compañeras , with friends or with your brides ”.

The earliest sexual onset

According to the study "Sexual Health and Adolescence: Realities, Myths and Lacks", which was elaborated by the Mexican Institute of Sexology, 56.9% of the teenagers between 12 and 14 years old, they have already had some encounter erotic .

Based on a survey raised between 3 thousand 727 young boys in the Federal District, State of Mexico, Puebla, Chiapas, Oaxaca and other states, the report says that the teenagers Mexicans They start early: they have sex on average at 14 years old; them, at 15. However, it is not necessarily the love what unites them

The study reveals that they have their first sexual intercourse by obligation , accident , chance , drunkenness or simply as a result of watching a movie. However, 8.6% of young people who study sixth grade of elementary school or start high school, already had some sexual encounter between 12 and 14 years old.

A disturbing fact: in this study on behavior sexual It was found that 8.5% of women have had relationships with other women, and 3.9% of men have had encounters with other men. While 1.7% of women and 2.8% of men have had relationships with both men and women.

Among the challenges that must be faced by young students who exercise their sexuality are those related to the risk of unwanted pregnancies and its consequences, as well as that of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI) .

The problem of early sexuality in the teenagers , without due knowledge about the subject, it has become widespread in the world. In this phenomenon, the role of media is transcendental in the incitement .