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When sex education is contentiously debated, the chief controversial points are whether covering child sexuality is valuable or detrimental ; the use of birth control such as condoms and hormonal contraception ; and the impact of such use on pregnancy outside marriage, teenage pregnancy, and the transmission of STIs.

Increasing support for abstinence-only sex education by conservative groups has been one of the primary causes of this controversy.

Countries with conservative attitudes towards sex education ( including the UK and the U. S .) have a higher incidence of STIs and teenage pregnancy.