{"id":12497,"date":"2023-05-11T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T16:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/candorhealthed.org\/?p=12497"},"modified":"2025-05-14T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:45:13","slug":"lesser-known-facts-about-sex-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candorhealthed.org\/es\/lesser-known-facts-about-sex-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Datos menos conocidos sobre la educaci\u00f3n sexual"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning about our bodies and how they work is important. Learning how to take care of our bodies is no less important. Whether it is staying active, watching what we eat, cleaning our teeth, finding a way to destress, or any other important health routine, we learn how to be our healthiest \u2013 physically, emotionally, and socially. The benefits of staying physically active and monitoring what we put into our bodies are well known. Being our healthiest in terms of our reproductive health and our interpersonal relationships is just as important. \u00a0Some of the physical benefits of sex education, such as the prevention of STIs and unplanned pregnancies, are also well known. However, many of the other benefits, such as the development of important emotional and social skills, are lesser known. Just like the benefits of staying active or watching what we eat and drink, the knowledge and skills that students learn from sex education carry into adulthood and help us live our healthiest lives.<\/p>\n

In 2020, a Systematic Literature Review was conducted on the overall effectiveness of comprehensive sex education [1<\/a>]. The goal was to see what other benefits exist beyond pregnancy and disease prevention, which have been extensively researched. \u00a0Over 218 studies on K-12 educational approaches dating back to 1990 were reviewed (excluding any focusing only on pregnancy and disease prevention) and many common themes emerged. With over 30 years of data reviewed, the positive outcomes discovered were:<\/p>\n

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