Girls whose first intercourse occurred before age 16 are more likely to report that

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Research shows that girls whose first intercourse occurred before the age of 16 are more likely to report that it was coercive, meaning they did not give full and informed consent to the sexual activity. This is not to say that all early sexual experiences are coercive, but that statistically, there is a greater risk of coercion and lack of consent among young girls.

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