How common is sex among teenagers, except if its from their own volition? If you think unwanted sexual experiences are few and far between, here's the wake up call - one third of Aussie teenagers have confessed that they have experienced undesirable sex.
The survey by the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, at La Trobe University, has highlighted the vulnerability of teenagers, especially girls.
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The survey of the sexual experiences of the students, in years 10 and 12 found that the most common reasons for unwanted sex were pressure from a partner or just being drunk.
Researcher Anthony Smith said that, strikingly, girls in year 12 were having more sexual partners and drinking 30 per cent more than they did when a similar survey was done in 2002.
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Overall, one fourth of year 10 students, and more than half of year 12 students, said they had had intercourse.
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About a third of year 10s and almost 60 per cent of year 12s reported having had oral sex.
Smith said that it was notable how diverse sexual habits and behaviour were among contemporary youth.
''We are not seeing broad general trends but changes that are gender and year-level specific,'' he said.
While adolescent girls were becoming more sexually active generally, rates for boys had remained stable or had fallen slightly since 2002.
Today's teenagers were more sexually active than any other generation, and they appeared not to be embarrassed about asking for information about sex.
A high number - 88 per cent - had actively solicited information from adults and peers. The main source for girls and boys was their mother (56 per cent), female friends (55 per cent) and school education programs (49 per cent).
And 90 per cent of teenagers who were sexually active indicated they wanted to have sex.
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