Dear martie09,

No, it's not bad. Having a sex drive and being turned on are normal parts of sexuality. Some people have sex every day, and some people have sex much less often than that, or not at all. People have different levels of sex drives — some have higher drives and some have lower. Counselors consider a person to be having "too much sex" if their sex life interferes with the daily activities of their lives — getting to school, to work, meeting friends, etc. Not many people have that problem.

Remember, people who have sex play need to make decisions about protecting themselves against pregnancy and infection. To learn about out your options, check out Birth Control Choices for Teens.

Hope this information helps!

Take care,

teenwire.com^® Editors

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