Women's Well-being Foundation

ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR Gone are the days when sex used to be a forbidden word to say in the open for both adults and children. Fortunately, and unfortunately, in this 21st century even a new born baby knows about the facts of life that is the details about sex and reproduction. Sex can be defined in two ways. One is the state of being a male or female as defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary. Second definition which Merriam Webster Dictionary defines as a physical activity in which people touch each other’s bodies, kiss each other or physical activity that is related to and often includes sexual intercourse. This article focuses on the second definition and it's  impact on the health of adolescents.  According to the health statistic of Ghana ,301 girls between the ages of 10 -14 were pregnant between the year 2014-2015. Gone are the days when we thought of sex only when we had a married partner. Well the harm has already been caused, what we need is solutions. ...

Genital warts are  small growths that occur on the genitals. In males they can occur on the penis, scrotum,groin,thighs or anus.In females it normally occurs inside the vagina, anus or cervix. Genital Warts is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus. Hence having unprotected sex with an infected person would put you at risk of getting infected. Genital warts may also occur on the lips,mouth,tongue or throat when you have oral sex with an infected person. Symptoms include painless bump, discharge from the vagina, itching, bleeding and burning sensation at the infected area. Prevention is  by using condom during sexual intercourse.