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Sex on Campus

Staying Safe

Written by: D. Larson – Posted: Tue Apr 24th, 2007

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Living in a college town and having many close friendships with students, this topic hits home for me. College is a scary new start. Moving away from home into a town full of strangers, juggling school and finances, and learning to depend on yourself and your decisions. That's a lot to adjust to. The dangers of unprotected sex may not even cross a student's mind. There will be parties and gatherings and the subject of sex is almost guaranteed to present itself. This article is designed to educate and help prepare those entering or returning to college to prevent themselves from STDs and unplanned pregnancy.

Just think. Dorms. New friends. Parties. And, no parents! Total freedom! You've been waiting your whole life for this! Nothing can spoil this time in your life, right?

Well, what if you just found out one of your close friends is pregnant. It's her first year in college, the father of the child claims it isn't his and walks out. She ends up dropping out and moving back in with her parents. What if this was you? What would you do if you discovered you had genital herpes or HIV. How do you think it would effect your life? Your plans? Your future?

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Blue_parro
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What people fail to notice is that MOST people, not just
university students, start experimenting more with sex during
their "college years"... whether they're attending a
post-secondary institution or not. Sure, partying is more
concentrated on campus, so there's a greater chance that random
hookups will take place. But I think the greater factor is that
people in that AGE GROUP are hitting their peak in terms of sexual
interest. It's a part of growing up.

Posted 05/29/07

HDzY2kBabe
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As much as I agree that college is the time to wild-out and sow
any wild oats...college is actually, surprise surprise, about
getting a *degree*.

I don't get the need to sleep with as many people as possible,
especially in college.

Posted 05/26/07

AWA_IN_NJ

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what ever happened to you're supposed to study so you can do good
and get a good job?

Posted 05/25/07

Blondy2004

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I was just having a discussion about this today with a friend.
During the 3 hrs that we talked online, we saw over 6 commericals
about sexually related items, condoms, lubricants, male
enhancement and birth control. Not once did I see that HPV or
herpes commerical or a pregnancy commercial.

People today need to be responsible for their actions and need to
think before they act for there are consequences.

A good friend of mine was a freshmen in college when she got
pregnant, she remained doing cheerleading and took a leave of
absence for a mth during our sophmore year and went back to school
and still remains in school to this day, studying pre-med, leaving
her son at home in 4 hrs away with her family. I guess it's good
that her family was willing to help but not all families are like
that.

Posted 05/24/07

Hrhmychael

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"in response to they'll never know: you have obviously never drank
alcohol or been to college, so once you have done those things,
you get back to us on whether you have "kept your pants on" the
whole time. i would be interested to find out... "

This can be said for someone who is drinking for social reason or
going to college to "figure out who they are". It's not a matter
of intelligence it's a matter of insecurity and not knowing
yourself and what you actually want that causes kids to be
reckless when they go to college. It's only for those types of
people that it is hard for.

But no i don't think adding college or alcohol (and if alcohol
adds that much strife to you life the smart thing to do would be
to cut it out of your life and never start up the habit) should
make that much difference in a young persons ability to make
decisions.

HRH

Posted 05/23/07

sweet_sass
y16

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If that was me i stick to the plans and find someone else and not
let it get to me....Now the genital herpes and std's i dont know
what i would do....

Posted 05/23/07

sunny_side
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A friend of mine got pregnant while on depo provera ('the shot'),
and she just recently had her second child, which was conceived
while she was on the birth control pill.. she is lucky enough that
she has been with the same guy for almost 7 years now, but this
just goes to show that although birth control helps prevent
pregnancy, it is DEFINITELY not 100% effective.

Posted 05/23/07

caitlin126

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in response to they'll never know: you have obviously never drank
alcohol or been to college, so once you have done those things,
you get back to us on whether you have "kept your pants on" the
whole time. i would be interested to find out...

Posted 05/23/07

theyllneve
rknow

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What I don't get is why it's so hard to just keep your pants on?
Nobody wants to do something intelligent like that anymore...its
stupid. I don't feel sorry for girls who get pregnant or STDs.
It's their own damn fault (save for rape).

Kepp your pants on and you won't have to worry about anything.

Posted 05/22/07

journey794

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not everyone prob. payed attention in high school, and it gets A
LOT more serious to you when you're actually considering it.
it's cliche and done to say, "wait til you're ready." but cliches
do have a bit of truth in them.

Posted 05/21/07