Sexual Health

Early bloomers

• Lower academic achievement
• Lower self esteem
• More likely to use drugs and alcohol
• More likely to drop out of high school
• More risk of contracting a STD
• More likelihood of an unplanned pregnancy
• More risk of infertility problems in adulthood secondary to pelvic inflammatory disease.
• More risk of an ectopic pregnancy

Many girls, who get pregnant at a very young age, do so by a much older male partner. There is no equality in a sexual relationship between an adult and an adolescent. Males, who look to much younger females, are frequently missing a step in their own personal development. They may want to dominate and control their female partner, and same-aged females won’t let them have the control they want.