Editing Virginity (section)

=== Early loss of virginity ===

Early loss of virginity has been shown to be linked to factors such as level of education, independence, biological factors like age and gender, and social factors such as parental supervision or religious affiliation, with the most common being sociodemographic variables.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last1=Lammers|first1=Cristina|last2=Ireland|first2=Marjorie|last3=Resnick|first3=Michael|last4=Blum|first4=Robert|date=2000-01-01|title=Influences on adolescents' decision to postpone onset of sexual intercourse: a survival analysis of virginity among youths aged 13 to 18 years|journal=Journal of Adolescent Health|volume=26|issue=1|pages=42–48|doi=10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00041-5|pmid=10638717}}</ref> Along with this, sexual abuse has also been shown to have a link to later [[risky sexual behavior]]s and a younger age of voluntary sexual intercourse. Sexual initiation at an earlier age has been associated with reduced frequency of condom use, less satisfaction and more frequency of non-autonomous reasons for that first sexual encounter.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Osorio|first1=Alfonso|last2=Lopez-del Burgo|first2=Cristina|last3=Carlos|first3=Silvia|last4=de Irala|first4=Jokin|date=2017|title=The Sooner, the Worse? Association between Earlier Age of Sexual Initiation and Worse Adolescent Health and Well-being Outcomes|journal=Frontiers in Psychology|language=en|volume=8|pages=1298|doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01298|pmid=28798715|pmc=5529390|issn=1664-1078|doi-access=free}}</ref> Adverse effects for losing virginity at an early age include lower chance of economic stability, lower level of education, social isolation, marital disruption and greater medical consequences. These medical consequences consist of an increase in STDs, cervical cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, fertility and unwanted pregnancies.<ref name=":02" />