Sex myths run rampant among teens. Since many teens do not feel comfortable discussing sex with their parents, family doctor, or another trustworthy adult they are more likely to learn their sex facts in the rumour mill. This is not a good thing. There are many half-truths and falsehoods circulating the school halls and if this is where you get most of your information about sex you are setting yourself up for disaster. Take our true or false quiz of common sex myths and misunderstandings and find out if you really know as much about sex as you think you do.
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Q: You can not get pregnant the very first time you have sex so there is no need to worry about birth control when you lose your virginity.Q: You do not need to worry about getting pregnant unless you have had a regular period for six months or more. If you are getting your period for the first time or if you have not yet established a regular menstrual cycle you do not need to worry about birth control.- True
- False - You do not need to worry about getting pregnant unless you have had a regular period for six months or more. If you are getting your period for the first time or if you have not yet established a regular menstrual cycle you do not need to worry about birth control.
Q: Pregnancy only happens if the guy ejaculates inside the girl, if he pulls out before ejaculation there is little or no risk of pregnancy.- True
- False - Pregnancy only happens if the guy ejaculates inside the girl, if he pulls out before ejaculation there is little or no risk of pregnancy.
Q: You can not get pregnant from heavy petting or oral sex.- True - You can get a STD, including HIV or AIDS, from oral sex.
- False
Q: My partner says that s/he is a virgin and I am a virgin so we do not have to worry about STDs.
Q: You should use a condom or dental dam whenever you engage in oral sex with a partner whose sexual past is unknown to you and/or who has not been cleared of STD infection by the proper medical tests.Q: It takes at least two negative HIV test results done three months apart, with no new sex partners in that same time period, in order to be confident that you or your partner are really HIV free.Q: Doctor's will test you for STDs as part of a routine physical, even if you do not tell them that you are sexually active.Q: Some so-called STDs have few or no symptoms and can be transmitted through non-sexual contact.Q: The more sex partners you have the higher your risk of contracting an STD, even if you routinely use condoms as protection.Q: Condoms are 100% effective at warding off STDs.
Q: Some STDs, like genital warts, can be spread even with condom use.Q: It is possible to have an STD, not know it, and unwittingly spread it to other people.Q: Only really skanky or sleazy people get STDs.Q: If you wash your genitals immediately after sex with really warm water and soap you will eliminate any chance of getting an STD.Q: If you clean your genitals immediately after sex with a hydrogen peroxide solution you will kill any STD germs and will be safe.Q: Abstinence is the only way to guarantee you will not get a disease from having sex.Q: There is no such thing as 'safe sex' only 'safer sex'.Q: If a teen asks their doctor for a prescription for birth control pills the doctor MUST prescribe them.Q: You need ID and must be over 21 to buy condoms.Q: Condoms ruin sex by taking away from the guy's pleasure and are not worth using since they aren't 100% effective anyway.Q: Sex for the first time can be mildly, and in rare cases very, painful for girls.Q: Sex is a good way to prove that you care about and are committed to another person.Q: More teens are having sex than remaining virgins.Q: There are an equal number of sexually active and virgin teens.Q: There are more teens who are virgins than there are teens having sex.Q: Oral sex is not really sex.Q: Safe sex refers to sexual activities that can NOT result in pregnancy.Q: Safe sex refers to sexual activities that put you at MINIMAL risk for contracting STDs or HIV/AIDS. 
