Sexual Health
Gynecological Exam
- The Gynecological Visit and Exam: Your Key to Good Health
- http://www.plannedparenthood.org/sexual-health/women-health/gyn-exams.htm
Information from Planned Parenthood.
- Going to the Gyno
- http://www.kotex.com/na/info/faqs/qaGyno.asp
Information on the Kotex web site about visiting a gynecologist.
- My First Gynelogical Visit
- http://www.aoa-net.org/Consumers/WomensHealth/firstgyne.htm
Learn what to do before your exam, when to schedule and exam, and more.
- Am I in a Healthy Relationship
- http://www.ppmv.org/Education/healthy.html
Read about different scenarios and put your relationship to the test.
- APA: Love Doesn't Have to Hurt Teens
- http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/teen/
This site gives information on abusive relationships: how to identify them, how to get out of them, and how to get help.
- Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places
- http://video-server.stanford.edu:8080/ramgen/g2/love.rm
Watch a video about healthy love and relationships.
- Relationship Issues
- http://www.plannedparenthood.org/sexual-health/relationships-4321.htm
Are you in a healthy relationship? Learn about respect, peer pressure, sexual orientation and more.
- Teen Advice Online - Dating
- http://www.teenadviceonline.org/dating/
This site provides articles on all aspects of dating. Click on the archives to read many more.
- It's Your (Sex) Life
- http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/
- Information on pregnancy and birth control, STD's and communication from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Includes hotline information and recommended books.
- Like It Is
- http://www.likeitis.org.uk/welcome_to_like_it_is-2.html
Check out this colorful, informative site from the United Kingdom. Some of the words they use for things are different (do you know what a "towel" is?), but the information on sexual health is right on.
- NOT-2-LATE.com: The Emergency Contraception Website
- http://ec.princeton.edu/
This site, operated by Princeton University, offers accurate information on emergency contraception and a directory of clinicians willing to provide emergency contraceptives in your area.
- Scarleteen: Sex Education for the Real World
- http://www.scarleteen.com/
This is a great site! It offers honest sex ed information for teenage boys and girls and puts it together with a great looking, fun site for teens.
- Sex, Etc.
- http://www.sxetc.org/
A website about sex for teens by teens.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- The Cool Site For Queer Teens
- http://www.bidstrup.com/cool.htm
- A great site that provides answers to many questions about determining your personal orientation and how to deal with it.
- Info for Your Parents
- http://www.bidstrup.com/parents.htm
- Questions and answers for parents whose children have come to the realization that they might be gay.
- Youth.org
- http://www.youth.org/
- Here are some answers to questions about sexual orientation, with plenty of links to other resources.
- YouthResource
- http://www.youthresource.com/
A site by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people 13 to 24 years old.
- An Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/research/topics/STI/default.htm
Reliable information on STDs.
- Teen Scene - Advocates for Youth
- http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/teens/
See how your peers are sharing information with others, and learn about sexual health.
- www.iwannaknow.org ~ STDs
- http://www.iwannaknow.org/basics2/index.html
STD information, as well as other information about sexual health.
- Connections Program for Young Parents
- http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/health/neigh/connect/index.html
A program by the Multnomah County (Oregon) Health Department, it will help young parents with parenting classes and support groups, child care information, family planning, and other aspects of parenthood.
- teenparents.org
- http://www.teenparents.org/
Learn about your legal rights as a teen parent. Read about adoption, child custody, paternity, grandparents' rights, and more.
- America's Pregnancy Helpline
- http://www.thehelpline.org
Lots of information on pregnancy, including an unplanned pregnancy, and provides a free helpline.
- Closer Look at Teen Pregnancy
- http://www.intac.com/~jdeck/tahra/Tp1.html
Here, you can find the stories of two girls who have their own babies. Also, they tell you about some of the programs that are provided by the federal government and private agencies for teen parents.
- National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
- http://www.teenpregnancy.org/
Information for teens and their parents on preventing teen pregnancy. Includes links to many other resources. Includes information in Spanish.
- Teenage Pregnancy Fact Sheet
- http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1159.asp
Facts you should know about teenage pregnancy from the March of Dimes.
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