In today's media, it is almost impossible to find a show that does not contain explicit sexual material. More than 70% of television shows include some sort of sexual content (http://lubbockonline.com/stories/111005/nat_111005043.shtml). Adolescents are beginning sexual activity earlier and do not understand that the media does not accurately depict the risks and dangers associated with sexual relations. Through this, adolescents also become more interested and curious to know more about sex and their bodies. The rise of Internet access and the ease of access to pornographic videos at home have been linked to the decline in sex crimes (http://mises.org/daily/3080). With all the positives and negatives related to sex and media, it is extremely difficult to decide whether it is good or bad for society. Children begin engaging in sexual activity earlier, with the average man losing his virginity at 16.9 years old and the average woman slightly later, at 17.4 years old (http://www.nbcnews.com/ id/37853719/ns/health-sexual_health/t/surprising-sex-statistics/#.U08yc_mwLYg). This number is slowly decreasing over the years. Most people, especially teenagers, don't understand that the media doesn't portray sexuality accurately. The majority of sex shown on television takes place between two single people who have no real fear or knowledge of the potential dangers of sex. The risks of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are almost never discussed, just like the use of condoms in television shows. If a character is or becomes pregnant, television also fails to show the extremity of the situation. Teenagers who watch these shows do not understand that what is shown does not correspond to real situations. The... middle of paper...... its pros and cons when analyzed and which side is greater depends on how it is looked at. Many media-related problems affecting teens could be avoided if parents intervened earlier and monitored what their children were watching and how they interpreted the content. At the same time, if sexual content did not exist in the media, the problems that arise from it would not exist either. Ease of access to pornographic videos and images has been linked to a decrease in the number of sex crimes committed. It may not have been the ideal way to solve the terrible problem of rape, but it has proven effective and crimes are decreasing as the Internet and pornography industry grow. Therefore, one cannot simply say that sexual content in media is a good or bad thing without exploring all the pros and cons associated with it..