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Knowledge Base: PSHRE Personal Relationships Year 9 | Summer Term
4. Relationship and online issues
4.1 What is the age of sexual consent and what does this mean?
‘Consent’ means to say yes. So, the ‘age of consent’ is when the law says you’re able to make the decision to say ‘yes’ to sex. In the UK, the age of consent is 16.
4.2 What is sexting?
Sexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photographs, or videos, primarily between mobile phones. It's a criminal offence to create or share explicit images of a child, even if the person doing it is a child.
4.3 What is online sexual harassment?
Online sexual harassment is any unwanted sexual behaviour that occurs online. It can happen on any online platform and could include content such as photos, videos, posts, webpages, messages or fake profiles. Even if the harassment was intended as a joke, or was a misunderstanding, it is the experience of the victim that defines whether it is sexual harassment or not.
4.4 What is the impact of viewing harmful content?
Sexually explicit material eg. Pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way they see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners. Law – non-consensual sex or sexual activity is an offence.
4.5 What is sexual abuse?
Sexual abuse is when someone is forced, pressurised or tricked into taking part in any kind of sexual activity with another person.
5. Contraception facts
5.1 condom
5.2 contraceptive pill
A barrier method of contraception worn on a penis to prevent sperm entering the cervix. A daily pill for women that contains hormones to prevent an egg being released.
5.3
contraceptive patch
A small sticky patch that releases hormones into the women’s body through her skin to prevent an egg being released.
5.4
contraceptive injection
A monthly injection releases the hormone progestogen into a woman’s bloodstream to prevent an egg being released.
5.5
contraceptive Implant
The implant is a small, soft piece of plastic placed under the skin in a woman’s upper arm containing the hormone called progestogen. This stops an egg being released.
5.6
IUD
An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small plastic T-shaped device used for birth control. It is inserted into the uterus where it releases a hormone to prevent pregnancy.
5.7
cap/diaphragm
A circular dome made of thin, soft silicone that's inserted into the vagina before sex to prevent sperm entering the cervix.
5.8
femidom
A barrier method of contraception worn inside the vagina to prevent sperm entering the cervix.
6. STI facts
6.1 STI
Sexually transmitted infection
6.2
Chlamydia
Is a bacterial infection which, if left untreated, can lead to infertility. It has few symptoms.
6.3
Gonorrhoea
Is a bacterial infection which, if left untreated, can lead to infertility. It has few symptoms.
6.4
Herpes
Is a viral infection which causes small, painful blisters around the genital area.
6.5
Genital warts
Is a viral infection which causes small wartsaround the genital area. They are not painful, just unsightly.
6.6 Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is caused by a virus, it is highly contagious and attacks the liver.
6.7
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that damages the body’s immune system so it cannot fight off infections. If left untreated, it develops into AIDS, which is incurable.
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