Abstinence: The Best Choice for Health

Introduction
Abstinence is the act of refraining from something; in this case that something is sexual intercourse. There are many reasons for abstaining from sex. These reasons can be covered in physical, emotional, and spiritual areas.
Physical
STDs
STDs, or Sexually Transmitted Diseases, are infectious diseases that are passed from one person to another mostly during sexual contact. STDs are one of the most common infections known. More than 12 million people in the United States are infected with STDs every year. One forth, or 3 million, of those people are teenagers. The United States has the highest STD rate in the world, which is that one in ten Americans will catch a Sexually Transmitted Disease during his or her lifetime. Also, there are growing rates of people becoming infected with an STD. In 1967, one in thirty-two people had an STD. In 1981, one in eighteen people had an STD. In 1995, one in three people had an STD.
Studies show that Americans between t...