Male Adolescents Sexual Health Problems

 It has to be stated that a lot of female adolescents sexual health problems are due to interaction between the two groups. However, sexually transmitted diseases also occur among among adolescents. Specifically some male adolescents suffer from :

• Masturbation 

This is self sexual stimulation of the genitalia to experience joyous sensual pleasure. While it can happen also among female adolescents, it is usually more pronounced among male adolescents due to influence of videos and films, obscene pictures etc. Health educators, social workers ,medical doctors, psychiatrist and psychologist may be of help in some cases.

• Impotence

This is the inability of a man to have full erection of penis when stimulated which may be of primary or secondary causes. This may also occurred among adolescents which may be due to poorly treated STIs and psychological problem.

• Drug Misuse and Abuse

A drug is any substance which by its chemical nature affects the structure and or function of a living organism. This means that all what man ingest, inhales or absorbs can be regarded as drug. Drug misuse is the unintentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or non prescription drugs which may or may not lead to impairment of the users physical, mental, emotional, psycho - social disorder in which recurrence occur requiring periodic treatment.   Psychoactive or psychotropic drugs are mind altering drug and they have habit forming potentials and therefore are drug of choice most abuses.

Youth abuse drugs for many reasons including: curiosity, to keep awake at  night, to accomplish a task, peer pressure , to get high, to be bold as sign of maturity, availability of drugs and to alleviate health problems.