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During your teens you become sexually mature. If you're a girl, you develop breasts and begin to get your period. If you're a boy, your penis and testicles become larger. If you have sex, you could get pregnant or get someone pregnant. Whether you choose to have sex or not, it is a good idea to know about safe sex and how sex affects your health. Besides pregnancy, having sex puts you at risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease, such as herpes or genital warts, or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The only way to be completely safe is not to have sex. If you choose to have sex, however, latex condoms are the best protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Condoms are also a form of birth control to help prevent pregnancy.
Teen Life and Health Digest - A digest of news and articles updated weekly on education, and teen health, mental health, violence, and sexuality, and family relations.
Gurl: The Sexuality Series - A cartoon interactive map of your reproductive architecture on teen website. Also information about normal and abnormal vaginal discharge and other women's health topics.
The AWARE Foundation - Dedicated to educating and empowering adolescents to make responsible decisions regarding their wellness, sexuality, and reproductive health. Ask questions, health facts for teens and parents.
Teen Health - Topics include teen sexuality, sexual orientation, STD's, pregnancy, and sexual assault. The site is maintained by Dalhousie Medical School students.
It's Great To Wait - Information on sexual abstinence for parents and teens from the Florida Department of Health.
American Civil Liberties Union : Abstinence-Only Education Censors Vital Health Care Information, Jeopardizing the Health of Teens - Despite no credible evidence that abstinence-only programs reduce sexual activity or risk-taking behaviors among teens, the same ineffective programs are being pushed on students.
Family Health Council - A regional provider of health-related programs: family planning, pregnancy care, STD care, cancer screening, domestic & international adoption, WIC, nutrition counseling, teen pregnancy prevention, HIV prevention, sexuality education, parent education, professional training and research.
Planned Parenthood of Western Washington - Includes sexual and health information, list of medical services, volunteer and employment opportunities, and links for teens, men, and women.
Planned Parenthood of Northern New York, Inc. - Serves women, men and teens in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, offering confidential and affordable reproductive health care at five locations, as well as sexuality education and choice advocacy.
Y.U.H.I.P. - The Youth Urban Health Information Project is a health education web site for teens which links them to friendly health resources in their neighborhoods, answers sexual health questions and provides a space where youth can share art, poetry and words of advice with one another.