It seems that it wasn't that long ago when just talking about sex was taboo. Today's teens are influenced by parents, peers, media, sex education classes and religion. Just like driving and alcohol teenagers, will be exposed to messages and desires about sex. For many teens, sex is seen as a mark of adulthood.
Most adolescents begin having intercourse in their mid to late teens.
From the statistics, it is evident that this is a subject that will not go away. Messages about sex are everywhere from beer commercials to music lyrics, peers to politics. This page explores the different messages teens receives about sex. Teenagers receive competing and confusing messages about sexuality. Often these messages are clashing and incompatible.