abstinence, sexual

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Related Terms • contraceptives

Definition: A choice not to participate in sexual intercourse. This can be for religious, moral, or other reasons.

Common Misspellings: abstinance, sexual abstinance

Related Resources:

Contraceptive Choices
Facts about various methods of birth control.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Steps Toward Premarital Sexual Abstinence
An excellent page filled with material to help you practice sexual abstinence. By Ellen Tift.

Sexual Abstinence By Students
Discover what real teens are saying!

An Argument for Abstinence
Some good reasons to delay sexual intercourse until after marriage.

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