But when you have sex with another person, there are risks. Some sexual risks are emotional. If you understand and can accept the emotional risks of having sex, you may be ready. Some sexual risks are physical. Sexually transmitted infection is one of the risks of having sex with a partner.
Pregnancy is another.
I know how to reduce the risk of infection with safer sex. This can make you feel that you should be, too. But the truth is that only about half of high school students have ever had intercourse. Far fewer have it on a regular basis. Many kids who have had sex wish that they had waited.