16,000 US teens are infected with an STI every weekend

1 in 3 teen girls will be pregnant by age 20

Pregnancy can occur any time you have sex

25% of Idaho teens have an STI

Alcohol is the #1 drug used when someone is raped

6 babies are born to teens in Idaho each day

1 in 4 Idaho teens has an STI

Half of U.S. high school students have had sex

1 in 3 teen girls will be pregnant by age 20

25% of new STIs occur in teenagers

15 million new STI cases occur yearly in the US

66% of all STIs occur in people age 25 or younger

6 in 10 U.S. teens wished they’d waited longer to have sex

What is your Sexpertise?

Did you realize there are FIVE types of sex?

Each type involves a different kind of genital contact with another partner. Even looking at this list can be kind-of embarrassing for some people, but you really need to know this stuff! The five types are:

Vaginal penetration
Anal penetration
Oral (mouth) contact with a partner's genitals
Manual/Digital (hands/fingers) contact with a partner's genitals
Skin-to-skin contact with a partner's genitals

Some teens are having oral, anal and/or skin-to-skin contact, and they'll absolutely swear that what they're doing "isn't REALLY sex." NOT TRUE! All five kinds of sex require some type of protection against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and/or the possibility of pregnancy.

Abstinence is making a decision to NOT have sex. It's a choice people make at different times in their lives, and for different reasons. Some teens choose not to have sex because of religious reasons, while other teens choose not to have sex so they can focus on school. And some teens abstain in order to avoid STI and pregnancy.

If you choose to have sex, knowing the facts about birth control/condoms will help reduce your chance of STI and pregnancy. But remember, abstinence is the most effective way to prevent STIs and pregnancy.