Sexual Health

Get the facts about sexual health with articles on puberty, periods, birth control, infections, and much more.

Your Changing Body

• Adolescent Medicine Specialists
• All About Periods
• Delayed Puberty
• Feeling Fresh
• Female Reproductive System
• Female Reproductive System (Slideshow)
• Gynecomastia
• How to Do a Testicular Self-Exam (Slideshow)
• Irregular Periods
• Is It Normal to Get Erections?
• Is My Penis Normal?
• Male Reproductive System
• PMS, Cramps, and Irregular Periods
• Puberty Basics
• Taking Care of Your Body: Answers for Boys With Autism
• Taking Care of Your Body: Answers for Girls With Autism
• Talking to Your Doctor
• Tampons, Pads, and Other Period Supplies
• When Will I Start Developing?
• Why Are My Breasts Different Sizes?
• Why Are My Breasts Sore?
• Why Is My Voice Changing?
• Your Changing Body: Answers for Boys With Autism
• Your Changing Body: Answers for Girls With Autism

Birth Control

• Abstinence
• Birth Control (Contraceptive) Pill
• Birth Control Methods: How Well Do They Work?
• Birth Control Patch
• Birth Control Ring
• Birth Control Shot
• Birth Control: What to Know
• Can Vaginal Cleaning Prevent Pregnancy?
• Condoms
• Do You Need a Pelvic Exam to Get Birth Control?
• Emergency Contraception
• Fertility Awareness
• How Can Condoms Break?
• How to Use a Male Condom
• Implantable Contraception
• Spermicide
• Talking With Your Partner About Sex
• Talking to Your Partner About Condoms
• The Cervical Cap
• The Diaphragm
• The IUD
• Withdrawal

STDs & Other Infections

• Bacterial Vaginosis
• Can I Get Checked for STDs Without My Parents Knowing?
• Chlamydia
• Do I Need a Pelvic Exam if I Had the HPV Vaccine?
• Genital Herpes
• Genital Warts (HPV)
• Gonorrhea
• HIV and AIDS
• HPV Vaccine
• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis C
• How Do People Get AIDS?
• How to Get Tested for HIV
• How to Use a Male Condom
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Pubic Lice (Crabs)
• STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
• Syphilis
• Talking With Your Partner About Sex
• Talking to Your Partner About Condoms
• Talking to Your Partner About STDs
• Telling Your Partner You Have an STD
• Trichomoniasis
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Vaginal Discharge: What's Normal, What's Not
• Vaginal Yeast Infections

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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