Am I ready for sex?

I'm worried about having sex for the first time

Scared about losing his virginity

Question

I am a girl of 17, and I haven't had sex. How do you know when you are ready to have it?

Answer

You're a 17-year-old female, and you're asking us 'when will I be ready to have sex?'

Simply because you have to ask this question, I would say that you're not ready for it yet!

Remember: there is no rush. You have all the rest of your life in which to have sex.

When you do feel that you want to give it a try, I do urge you to seek some practical, expert help first - particularly regarding contraception.

As you live in the UK, the obvious thing to do would be to go and talk to Britain's excellent charitable youth advisory service, which is called The Brook. To find out where their nearest clinic is, ring them on 08000 185 023.

Good luck.

Yours sincerely

Dr David Delvin, GP

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