Sexual Health
Get the facts about sexual health with articles on puberty, periods, birth control, infections, and much more.
- 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
- 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
- What’s a Finger Condom?
- Withdrawal
- 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
- Is My Vaginal Discharge Normal?
- 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 Yeast Infections
- What’s a Finger Condom?
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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