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Over the past 14 years, students at Naches High School and Yakima\u2019s West Valley High School have received comprehensive sexual health education unlike any other school across the region \u2014 straight from their local doctor.<\/p>\n

Ross Bethel, MD<\/a>, a family medicine provider from MultiCare\u2019s Selah Family Medicine<\/a>, visits each school twice a year to speak with students about pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and how to reduce their risk for infection. His presentations are part of the required freshman sexual health education class.<\/p>\n

Typically, teens visit their primary care provider with a parent or caregiver and may feel too embarrassed to ask questions about sex and sexual health, explains Dr. Bethel. By visiting adolescents where they are, it gives them that opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m someone who is not their teacher or parent, and as a doctor I can tell real patient stories that make it more real for them,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd when they ask a question, I have a real answer to give them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students are hungry for this information, Dr. Bethel adds. Some students will submit questions ahead of time and others will ask on the spot, but regardless, they want to know.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Dr. Bethel started bringing along local medical students. It adds another layer of comfort for the teens to have someone closer in age to talk to, he says. The medical students bring their own perspectives, personal stories, and sometimes even more updated sexual health information from what they\u2019re learning in school.<\/p>\n

The presentation covers different types of STIs<\/a> \u2014 symptoms, how they\u2019re contracted and prevention practices \u2014 as well as pregnancy prevention. He makes a special point to cover what condoms can and can\u2019t do and hopefully break down some misconceptions among teens.<\/p>\n

\u201cCondoms will of course prevent some things, but some infections are contracted by skin-to-skin contact, so you can\u2019t prevent those with a condom,\u201d Dr. Bethel explains.<\/p>\n

As a mixed-gender class, it\u2019s important that all students learn pregnancy prevention methods, the pros and cons of each, and how to access them so everyone can make well-informed decisions in the future, he adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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