Does S*x Relieve Menstrual Cramp? Here's What Experts Say

Experts have finally made public their findings over what if having s*x actually reduces menstrual cramp as some people believe.  

The Executive Director, Young Mothers Empowerment Network, Mrs. Taiwo Ayenuro, has said that s*x does not relieve menstrual cramp, adding that teenagers should be empowered with the right information and not myths.

She noted that s*x education empowers youths to make healthy decisions and it prevents them from being misled.

Ayenuro said this on Saturday during a programme with the theme, ‘Demystifying S exuality Education in Faith-based Centres’, organised for teenagers in Lagos. 

She said, “Comprehensive s exuality education is a planned process of education that fosters the acquisition of factual information of positive attitudes, beliefs and values as well as development of skills.

“If we don’t talk about s ex and s exuality, young people have their way of getting information from friends and the Internet. Rather than deform the child, s ex education empowers and enables him or her to make healthy choices. For example, there us the myth that having s ex relieves menstrual cramp and back ache. But there are painkillers and you simply need to stop taking sugar.

“We decided to train young people in faith-based centres because many of them in private schools are not being captured during our advocacy programmes. Most of the schools that we visit are government-owned because there is also bureaucracy in private schools. So, the logical thing is to come to a place where young people and their parents go.’’

While addressing participants, the 2016 Lagos State Youth Ambassador, Lana 

Promise, urged them to be a force for good and agents of change.

“The first thing to change is our mindset. Youths have so much energy but we must channel it properly. Every youth is an ambassador of his family and community and we must learn skills in goal setting, volunteerism and leadership,’’ he said.

-Culled from Punch.