The vast
majority of teens (87 percent) surveyed said they do not think it is
embarrassing for teens to admit they are virgins. [National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2000). The Cautious Generation? Teens Tell
Us About Sex, Virginity, and "The Talk". Washington, DC: Author.]
All methods of birth control have a failure
rate, ranging from 0.05 percent for Norplant to 9 percent for the sponge and
calendar rhythm. The only way to make
100-percent sure that you won't get pregnant or get someone pregnant is to not
have sex. [Hatcher, R.A., Trussel,
J., Stewart, F., Cates Jr. W., Stewart, G.K., Guest, F., and Kowal, D. (1998)
Contraceptive Technology, 17th revised ed. New York , NY: Ardent Media, Inc.]
You don't have to think of yourself as
CHEAP, a NOBODY, a LOSER, a REJECT, or a LOSER as recent advertisement by the
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy portrays with their media pictures.
Be a virgin.
Teens say they need a strong abstinence
message from society. Ninety-three percent of teens say that it is important for
teens to be told to abstain from sex .... [National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2000). The cautious generation? Teens
tell us about sex, virginity, and "the talk." Washington, DC:
Author.]
Messed up? You can start over with secondary
virginity. Confess your sin to God and make your commitment to abstinence until
marriage. Read how one
woman recovered.
