The word "sex" is commonly acknowledged to mean different things to different people. The same can be said for "abstinence."
For those willing to probe beneath the surface, critical questions abound. What is abstinence in the first place, and what does it mean to use abstinence as a method of pregnancy or disease prevention? What constitutes abstinence "failure," and can abstinence failure rates be measured comparably to failure rates for other contraceptive methods? What specific behaviors are to be abstained from? And what is known about the effectiveness and potential "side effects" of programs that promote abstinence? Answering questions about what abstinence means at the individual and programmatic levels, and clarifying all of this for policymakers, remains a key challenge. Meeting that challenge should be regarded as a prerequisite for the development of sound and effective programs designed to protect Americans from unintended pregnancy and STDs, including HIV.
Text extracted from Understanding 'Abstinence': Implications for Individuals, Programs and Policies By Cynthia Dailard
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scientific standpoint, a person would be an "abstinence user" if he or
she intentionally refrained from sexual activity. Thus, the
subgroup of people consciously using abstinence as a method of
pregnancy or disease prevention is obviously much smaller than the
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