Is There Cause for Concern About an Oral Sex Crises for Teens?

Is There Cause for Concern About an “Oral Sex Crises’ for Teens? The oral sex crises issue had two opposing arguments, one arguing that there should be concern regarding it, and one that says there should not. The first side states that teens these days are having more sex, specifically oral sex, something parents consider extremely intimate. Furthermore, while parents consider oral sex equally, if not more, shocking than sex itself, teens see the act as almost casual. In turn, seeing sexual relations this way could lead teens to problems in forming healthy, long-lasting relationships. Because of the oral sex trends wide-spread reach, the writer does manage to inform parents that the health risk of oral sex is nothing to be freaked out about. It’s less risky than intercourse because there’s no threat of pregnancy and less of a chance to contract a STD or HIV. This explains why the other side says there should be no concern about the supposed crises.
The unconcerned side talks about how oral sex isn’t the “real thing”, meaning it’s not really sex. Another point that was brought to attention was the fact that many adults themselves have oral sex regularly. If this is being done between grown men and women, it shouldn’t be surprising if teens consider doing it. It’s also brought to the reader’s attention that it used to be taught that in order to reduce risk of contracting a disease could be achieved through non-intercourse sex. This is probably why many teens today consider oral sex better than actually having sex. With that said, although the potentially negative health consequences of oral sex are not as high compared to sexual intercourse, there is no guarantee of being risk free.
If oral sex isn’t even considered to really be sex by teenagers themselves, it shouldn’t be something to worry about. I strongly agree with the argument about oral sex not being a concern. There may have been instances where a parent may say “When I was your age, I...”, but apparently, when they were our age, oral sex was unheard of. I believe that in today’s society, oral sex isn’t considered actual sex. Sex was discouraged during our parents teen years, now it’s seen as the alternative way of getting pleasure, without the risk. A weakness of the other’s argument would be the statistics and funding necessary to measure if oral sex has become an epidemic. Because the argument is based on whether or not it’s a problem, it can also be argued that the data gathered isn’t specifically measured toward oral sex itself. There are many flaws to the data because it doesn’t measure exactly what is being argued.
Both sides agree that parents discussing all types of sexual contact, including oral sex, would allow for discussion of risks and using good judgment. Intimacy is something everyone wants, not just teenagers. Perhaps oral sex is considered an act of both intimacy and pleasure. In class it was said “not until adolescence do truly intimate relationships first emerge.” The only reason it’s such a big deal, in my opinion, is because teen years are where everything first begins. Some of these are puberty, a first kiss, first date, and even a first sexual experience. Many parents know it will happen at one point or another, which is why just the thought of knowing is terrifying. With society progressing technologically and in so many other ways, it is no surprise that they have more firsts’ than their parents did. While I also learned that boys may profit from these relationships than girls, I believe the key reasons that lead to oral sex is to find intimacy and romance. Parents may say not to have sex until the teen gets married, but in essence having sex, even oral sex, is getting to know your partner very physically and emotionally in a more extreme, progressive way that mirrors modern society itself.