Sexual Health Information for Teens, Fifth Edition provides facts about the sexual issues teens face, including the physical and emotional changes that accompany puberty and emerging sexuality; and the risks of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part One: What To Expect As You Enter Puberty
• Chapter 1—Everything You Wanted To Know About Puberty
• Chapter 2—Normal, Precocious, And Delayed Puberty
• Chapter 3—Seeing The Doctor
• Chapter 4—Body Image And Self-Esteem
• Chapter 5—Girls, Dating, And Sexual Feelings
• Chapter 6—Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity
• Chapter 7—Healthy Relationships
• Part Two: Protecting Your Sexual Health
• Chapter 8—The Facts On American Teens'Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Chapter 9—Risky Sexual Behaviors
• Chapter 10—Abuse And Rape
• Chapter 11 —Protecting Yourself From Online Sexual Predators
• Chapter 12—Sexual Choices
• Chapter 13—Why Waiting To Have Sex Makes Sense
• Part Three: Changing Female Bodies
• Chapter 14—The Female Reproductive System
• Chapter 15—Getting Your Period (Menstruation)
• Chapter 16—Problems With Your Period
• Chapter 17—Breast Health
• Chapter 18—Seeing A Gynecologist
• Chapter 19—Pap Test
• Chapter 20—Getting The HPV Vaccine
• Chapter 21—Douching
• Chapter 22—Endometriosis
• Chapter 23—Lichen Sclerosus
• Chapter 24—Ovarian Cysts
• Chapter 25—Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Chapter 26—Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
• Chapter 27—Preconception Health And Healthcare For Developing Adolescents and Women
• Chapter 28—Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)
• Chapter 29—Vaginal Infections
• Chapter 30—What You Need To Know About HIV And AIDS
• Part Four: Changing Male Bodies
• Chapter 31 —The Male Reproductive System
• Chapter 32—Puberty And Sexual Development
• Chapter 33—Circumcision
• Chapter 34—Epididymitis
• Chapter 35—Klinefelter Syndrome (KS)
• Chapter 36—Peyronie Disease
• Chapter 37—Penile Cancer
• Chapter 38—Preconception Health And Healthcare For Men
• Chapter 39—Testicular Cancer
• Part Five: Pregnancy Prevention
• Chapter 40—Teen Pregnancy Facts
• Chapter 41—Social Determinants And Eliminating Disparities In Teen Pregnancy
• Chapter 42—Birth Control: An Overview
• Chapter 43—Barrier Birth Control Methods
• Chapter 44—Using Condoms (Male And Female)
• Chapter 45—Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
• Chapter 46—Short-Acting Hormonal Methods
• Chapter 47—Other Birth Control Methods
• Chapter 48—Fertility Awareness
• Chapter 49—Withdrawal
• Chapter 50—Abstinence
• Part Six: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
• Chapter 51 —Sexually Transmitted Diseases: An Overview
• Chapter 52—STD Prevention
• Chapter 53—Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
• Chapter 54—Chancroid
• Chapter 55—Chlamydia
• Chapter 56—Genital Herpes
• Chapter 57—Gonorrhea
• Chapter 58—Hepatitis
• Chapter 59—Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) And Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Chapter 60—Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
• Chapter 61—Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
• Chapter 62—Molluscum Contagiosum
• Chapter 63—Pubic Lice (“Crabs”)
• Chapter 64—Syphilis
• Chapter 65—Trichomoniasis
• Chapter 66—Sexually Transmitted Diseases And Pregnancy
• Part Seven: If You Need More Information
• Chapter 67—Resources For Additional Information About Sexual Development And Sexually Transmitted Diseases