anal sex update
Unpublished post, originally written 12/15/08 for my now defunct state of sex education blog on gURL.
A few years ago, we were warned that oral sex was being used in great numbers by teens trying to protect themselves from STDs and “technical” virginity loss.
Then another study informed us that the first study had been flawed. In fact, this later study said, most teens were not actually substituting blow jobs for vaginal sex.
Now an anal sex study, that sounds suspiciously much like the original oral sex one, has come out. According to the researchers, unprotected anal sex on the rise among straight teens.
According to ABC News,
“Researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center in Rhode Island suggested that anal sex is on the rise among teens and young adults, particularly those who have unprotected vaginal sex. Experts say girls and young women…are often persuaded to try such sexual behavior for the wrong reasons — to please a partner, to have sex without the risk of pregnancy or to preserve their virginity. But many don’t understand the health consequences.”
In light of the change of heart on oral, I won’t be shocked if somewhere down the line we subsequently hear that this study wasn’t totally on the mark.
