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Tue 06 Jun 2007Putting sex education to the testA study published last week suggests that Irish males need to be better educated about sex and to become more familiar with the subject from an earlier age. Steven Carrollreports.The study by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency says all boys and men should be given detailed functional information about sex and how pregnancy occurs as well as support to encourage them to adopt a safe pattern of sexual behaviour from the earliest age.