With the opening of sexual thoughts, people are no longer as coy about sex as they used to be. However, many students taste the forbidden fruit in advance, resulting in unexpected pregnancy. Premature sex will bring more or less harm to both women and men. So what is the appropriate age to start having sex? Let’s take a look. look.

At what age is it appropriate to start having sex?

From a physiological development point of view, it is relatively early to have sex when a person is in the developmental stage but not yet fully developed. For many people, various tissues and organs in the body will slowly develop and mature after the age of 18, so it is relatively early to have sex before the age of 18. But this does not mean that you are qualified for sex after the age of 18. Physical maturity does not mean psychological maturity, and you cannot bear the consequences of unintended pregnancy caused by one-time life. Whether you are suitable for sexual life cannot be judged by age alone. The following three conditions must be met. The first condition is that the body has fully developed and matured, and the mind has also matured. The second condition is to have sufficient knowledge about sex and have correct sexual concepts. The third condition is to have a sense of responsibility, to be responsible for one's own body, and to have the financial means to bear all the consequences of sexual behavior.

What are the dangers of having sex too early?

1. Cause gynecological diseases

Female reproductive organs under the age of 18 have not yet fully matured, and the reproductive organs are fragile. Premature sexual intercourse may cause lesions or infections in the reproductive system that is not fully mature. Especially if both men and women fail to pay attention to hygiene, bacteria and viruses will take the opportunity to enter the female body, causing a variety of gynecological diseases, such as vaginitis and pelvic inflammatory disease, and may also lead to urethritis and cervicitis.

2. Increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases

Having sex too early, especially if you do not take protective measures during sex, is prone to various sexually transmitted diseases. Nowadays, the age of onset of infectious diseases such as AIDS and syphilis is getting younger and younger, and the incidence rate is increasing. This is mainly related to the lack of protective measures.

3. Unexpected pregnancy must choose artificial abortion

In adolescence, there is a lack of certain sex education. Many boys and girls do not know the common sense of contraception when they hide forbidden fruits. Even if they know the cause, there is no guarantee that they can avoid it 100% successfully, resulting in unintended pregnancy for girls. Unintended pregnancy can only be terminated through artificial abortion, which causes serious harm to the body. Painless abortion does not mean that there is no harm. The process of dilation and curettage will cause varying degrees of damage to the endometrium, making the endometrium thin. Abortion will also disrupt female endocrine, leading to anovulation, irregular menstruation, and even amenorrhea. . Especially those who go to small clinics for cheap abortions are prone to infection, leading to pelvic inflammatory disease and endometrial adhesion, and even make women lifelong infertile.

4. Increase the risk of cervical cancer

If you have sex too early, the resistance of the cervix is ​​weak, the self-protection mechanism is not yet mature, and you are susceptible to human papilloma virus infection. Especially for the first time having sex, women younger than 16 years old are at high risk of cervical cancer.

5. Impact on men’s health

Premature sexual intercourse usually occurs in secret. Men are overly nervous and prone to failure in sexual intercourse for the first time. This will affect their psychology, lead to physiological disorders, and cause impotence and premature ejaculation. In addition, due to the lack of certain sexual knowledge and failure to pay attention to local hygiene, it may lead to genital infections, prostatitis or prostatic hyperplasia, and balanitis and other male diseases. Also, if a woman has an unintended pregnancy, men will bear a huge psychological burden and will be excessively afraid. Even if the problem of unintended pregnancy is solved, there will still be a psychological shadow.

Warm reminder

Parents must do a good job in sex education and should not avoid it. They should guide their children to have self-protective values ​​and avoid being harmed in sexual life. At the same time, they should guide their children to establish sexual morality.