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Y11 Health

Contraception and Mythbusting

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Do now: 5 quick questions

1. 

State three things a couple might talk honestly about before deciding to be physically intimate.

2. 

Name three sexually transmitted infections

3.  

Name three reliable forms of contraception

4. 

What is the only contraception that will protect against both unplanned pregnancy AND sexually transmitted infections?

5. 

Suggest three harms of watching pornography frequently.

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Do now: 5 quick questions ANSWERS

1.

State three things a couple might talk honestly about before deciding to be physically intimate.

  • Feelings
  • Expectations
  • likes and dislikes
  • personal boundaries
  • contraception
  • sexual health checks.

 

2.

Name three sexually transmitted infections

  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhoea
  • Syphilis
  • HIV
  • Herpes
  • Genital warts (HPV)
  • Pubic lice

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Do now: 5 quick questions ANSWERS

3.

Name three reliable forms of contraception

  • Condom (male and female)
  • contraceptive pill
  • injection
  • implant
  • plastic (hormonal) IUD/IUS
  • copper IUD (coil)
  • sterilisation
  • Emergency contraception (if taken within 3 days)

4.

What is the only contraception that will protect against both unplanned pregnancy AND sexually transmitted infections?

Male or female condom.

5.

Suggest three harms of watching pornography frequently.

  • Dislike of how own body looks
  • Feel pressure to do things they don’t enjoy
  • Enjoy real life sex less
  • Engage in risky sexual behaviour
  • Think violent or aggressive sex is ok
  • Treat sex as a performance instead of building intimacy

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Yr 11 Health: Contraception and Mythbusting

Outcomes:

  • Recall the full range of contraceptive choices, efficacy and options available
  • Recall some STIs and the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment
  • Describe how the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, are transmitted.
  • Describe how risk can be reduced through safer sex
  • Explain that some sexual behaviours can be harmful.

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GROUND RULES

  • Everyone has the right to be heard and respected.
  • We won’t share our own, or anyone else’s personal experiences.
  • We won’t put anyone on the spot, and we have a right to pass.
  • We won’t judge or make assumptions about anyone.
  • We will not ask each other or our teacher personal questions
  • We will comment on what was said, not the person who said it.
  • We will use language that won’t offend or upset people.

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Task 1: sexually transmitted infections and contraceptive methods BRAIN DUMP

Sexually transmitted infections

Methods of Contraception

 

 

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Seminal gland

Testis (pl. testes)

scrotum

Sperm duct

urethra

penis

foreskin

glans

You can see some of the parts of the male reproductive system because they are outside the body. Which parts are inside?

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Female reproductive organs- Front View

Fallopian tube

Ovary

Uterus

Cervix

Vagina

Some of the female reproductive organs are inside the body. Make a triangle with your thumbs and forefingers; this is roughly how big it is.

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��Female reproductive organs- the vulva�

Much of the female reproductive system is on the inside

From the outside of your body, you can only see your vulva

It’s between your legs so it’s difficult to see

You can use a mirror to look at your vulva and become familiar with it. This is completely ok to do. It’s your vulva, you can look at it as much as you want.

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  • ‘Penis in vagina’ sex.
  • Only one of many different ways of ‘having sex’ or being physically intimate
  • Lots of other sexual activities that people may choose to do (or not)
  • But it is the most efficient way to become pregnant!
  • But it is not the only way to spread STIs!!!

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RECALL: what is CONCEPTION? What needs to happen for a person to get pregnant?

  • Reproductive system recall

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Your teacher will show you some examples of contraception and protection.

Make notes in the table in your booklet

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • A person can’t get pregnant if they have sex during or straight after their period
  • FALSE
  • It’s less likely, but can still happen.
  • Everyone’s menstrual cycle is different, and ovulation can occur irregularly

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • A person can’t get pregnant if the penis is withdrawn from the vagina before ejaculation (‘pulling out’)
  • FALSE
  • It’s less likely, but can still happen.
  • A little semen containing sperm cells often comes out of the penis when the person is first aroused, before ejaculation.

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • A person can get pregnant even if it is the first time they have had sex
  • TRUE
  • If a person has ovulated and sperm reaches the egg then pregnancy can occur

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • A person can get pregnant even if they haven’t started their periods
  • TRUE
  • If a person has ovulated and sperm reaches the egg then pregnancy can occur
  • The first ovulation occurs before the first period

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • A person can’t get pregnant if they wash out the vagina (douching) after sex
  • FALSE
  • It’s less likely, but can still happen.
  • Some sperm may remain

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • Same sex couples don’t need to worry about contraception because there is no risk of pregnancy
  • FALSE
  • There is no risk of pregnancy but…
  • …there is a risk of transmitting STIs

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • People only get STIs if they have lots of sexual partners
  • FALSE
  • Anyone can get an STI
  • Anyone can pass one on

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • A person will know if they have an STI because they will have symptoms
  • FALSE
  • Lots of STIs have no symptoms
  • Some have symptoms only some of the time

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • People who have had the HPV vaccine are immune to AIDS.
  • FALSE
  • HPV and HIV are totally different viruses.
  • They cause different diseases

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • Most STIs are easily treatable.
  • TRUE
  • Creams, antibiotics and antivirals can treat STIs.

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • If left untreated, most STIs will get better by themselves
  • FALSE
  • Any STI always needs treating
  • Many can cause infertility, especially in women

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • If left untreated, some STIs can be fatal
  • TRUE
  • HIV is treatable, but without treatment it may develop into AIDS
  • Bacterial STIs are pretty horrendous if left untreated
  • PID and inflammation of epididymis (gonorrhoea and chlamydia)
  • Syphilis.

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • Doctors have to tell parents if a child under 16 seeks contraceptive advice, emergency contraception (the morning after pill) or an abortion.
  • FALSE
  • Children over 13 have the same rights to patient confidentiality as an adult
  • Professional responsibility if a child is at risk

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • Couples don’t need protection if they aren’t having ‘penis in vagina’ sex e.g. oral sex or anal sex.
  • FALSE
  • Any sexual activity can transfer STIs
  • Sperm can still enter the vagina e.g. transferred on fingers

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • If a person has had the HPV vaccine they don’t have to go for cervical screening to check for signs of cervical cancer
  • FALSE
  • Still a small chance of cervical cancer
  • Screening can pick up other conditions

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • Young people rarely get breast cancer so they don’t need to check their breasts regularly
  • FALSE
  • Still a chance of breast cancer
  • Get into the habit young: check every month!

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Mythbusting: True or False?�

  • Incidence rates for testicular cancer are highest in males aged 30 to 34 in the UK
  • TRUE
  • Young men in teens and 20s do get testicular cancer
  • Get into the habit young: check every month!

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Scenarios

  • Advise the couples on which contraception could be right for them.

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  • That strangulation and suffocation are criminal offences, and that strangulation (applying pressure to the neck) is an offence, regardless of whether it causes injury. That any activity that involves applying force or pressure to someone’s neck or covering someone’s mouth and nose is dangerous and can lead to serious injury or death.
  • That pornography presents some activities as normal which many people do not and will never engage in, some of which can be emotionally and/or physically harmful.

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