10 Things Project Worth Wants You to Know
- NOT everyone is doing it!
Fewer than HALF of U.S. high school students in the United States have ever had sex!
- Abstinence is the healthiest choice for teens.
Abstinence means not having any kind of sex— vaginal, oral, or anal sex.
- Most teens who have had sex wish that they had waited.
About two-thirds say so on confidential surveys.
- Teens who have sex should USE PROTECTION.
You have to use condoms correctly, EVERY TIME!
- Condoms work! They’re not perfect, but they reduce the chance of pregnancy and STDs.
You can see your doctor, or call Project WORTH at 207-8850
- Teens who have had sex should GET CHECKED for STDs
- Getting pregnant is NOT a good way to keep a man!
Only 1 in 5 teen moms marries the father of her baby.
- The MAJORITY of TEENS think that teens should WAIT!
Over 90% of teens say it is important for society to give teens a strong message to wait to have sex. (With One Voice 2007, America's Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, February 2007)
- You CAN get pregnant the first time you have sex!
Don’t believe the myth that you can’t get pregnant the first time you do it.
- You are WORTH it!
You are WORTH waiting for, worth taking the time to make the right decision for yourself. Project WORTH wants you to wait to have sex—but if you don’t, we want you to reduce your risks.
