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**aideriimibion** · 10-23-2006, 08:37 PM

10 and 11-year-old children should be caught about condoms, according to an influential study. It's being recommended because teenagers in the UK are the most sexually active in Europe and we have the highest rate of teenage pregnancy.

Almost a third of 15-year-olds admitted not using a condom last time they had sex. In the last 10 years the number of chlamydia cases has gone up almost 250% for girls and 500% for boys.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/new...23_sexed.shtml

As extreme as the notion of sex education for 10 and 11 year olds sounds, I think it might actually be a good idea. Quite horrific when you hear we have the highest rate of teen pregnancies in the whole of Europe! Not to mention the added complications of STIs.

10-23-2006, 08:37 PM	#1
aideriimibion Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 432 Senior Member	Sex education for 10 year olds in the UK? 10 and 11-year-old children should be caught about condoms, according to an influential study. It's being recommended because teenagers in the UK are the most sexually active in Europe and we have the highest rate of teenage pregnancy. Almost a third of 15-year-olds admitted not using a condom last time they had sex. In the last 10 years the number of chlamydia cases has gone up almost 250% for girls and 500% for boys. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/new...23_sexed.shtml As extreme as the notion of sex education for 10 and 11 year olds sounds, I think it might actually be a good idea. Quite horrific when you hear we have the highest rate of teen pregnancies in the whole of Europe! Not to mention the added complications of STIs.
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