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Dear Inez, I am 16 years old and I feel as if I don’t have a sex education. All my school does is teach abstinence. Is that wrong for me to do? Is it wrong if I don’t want to practice abstinence? Anonymous Dear Anonymous, Abstinence is defined as the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indu

Dear Inez G, I am 16 years old and I want to start birth control because my period is very irregular and I get very bad cramps, but my parents are anti- contraceptives. On top of that, I've had a steady boyfriend for over a year, and we want to have sex, but do it safely. What do I do? Thanks, An