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Test Your Sex Savvy!
by Susan Yudt

Safer Sex 101

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Recently, the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed teens to find out much they knew about pregnancy, birth control, and infections, and found that there's a lot of confusion about these issues. How does your sexual health knowledge stack up?

1.	What percentage of young women will become pregnant at least once by age 20?
	a) 8 percent
	b) 12 percent
	c) 26 percent
	d) 34 percent

2.	Which of these birth control methods also reduces the risk of infection?
	a) The pill
	b) The female condom
	c) The cervical cap
	d) The IUD

3.	A woman can't get pregnant if
	a) she has her period
	b) a guy "pulls out" before ejaculating
	c) it's the first time she's having sex
	d) none of the above

4.	By age 25, what percentage of sexually active young people will have contracted a sexually transmitted infection?
	a) 15 percent
	b) 40 percent
	c) 50 percent
	d) 75 percent

5.	Which of these birth control methods is most effective?
	a) The pill
	b) The patch (Ortho Evra)
	c) The ring (Nuva Ring)
	d) They're equally effective

6.	Which of these actions can reduce the risk of pregnancy?
	a) Douching with soap and water after sex
	b) Jumping up and down after sex
	c) Urinating after sex
	d) None of the above

7.	In order to reduce the risk of pregnancy, when do emergency contraception pills need to be taken?
	a) Before unprotected sex.
	b) Within one hour after unprotected sex.
	c) Up to 120 hours after unprotected sex.
	d) As soon as a woman misses her period.

8.	*Which of these birth control methods is not* recommended for teens?**
	a)The ring
	b) Condoms
	c) Withdrawal
	d) The shot

9.	Which of these activities are considered high-risk for transmitting HIV?
	a) Unprotected vaginal sex
	b) Unprotected anal sex
	c) Sharing needles or syringes
	d) All of the above

10.	How do emergency contraception pills work?
	a) They prevent a pregnancy from happening.
	b) They end an existing pregnancy.
	c) They cause an abortion.
	d) No one really knows.

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