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Virginity

Deciding when and with whom to have your first sexual intercourse is an intensely personal decision. It should be a thoughtful choice, and not made under pressure or for the wrong reasons.

Most unplanned teenage pregnancies happen within the six months of the first intercourse, and more than 20% occur within the first month. These are scary statistics. Most teens, however, are better prepared and more than half are still virgins at 17 years of age.

According to the Sexuality Education and Information Council of the United States (SEICUS):

25% of 20-year-old women have still not had sexual intercourse.
6.9% of men and 21% of women aged 18 to 59 had their first intercourse on their wedding night.
Many virgins are sexually involved but without intercourse (click here to learn more about abstinence)