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Is Teen Sex "Morally Unacceptable?" The Answer Could Be More Dangerous Than You Know  - After all, teen sex sounds a lot more sinister when you were just being ... were legitimate continue to push healthy teen sexuality into the shadows.

To reduce teen sex cut abstinence class  - The conservative method of preventing teen sex is to tell teens not to have sex. ... According to a study in the Journal of School Health , a sex-education ...

Teen sex, late marriages also cancer risk factors  - Also many working women do not breastfeed their child which is harmful for their health . But what is really alarming is the "age-shift". Breast cancer  ...

Drop In Teen Pregnancies Is Due To More Contraceptives, Not Less Sex  - As public health experts and policymakers, we must normalize sexual delay more than we normalize teen sex, even with contraception,” said a ...

Perceived norms influence teen sex activity more than peer pressure  - To promote youth sexual health , it is important to understand when and ... She and her colleagues wanted to know how teens ' perceptions of their ...

Colorado teen sex and drug survey under the microscope - The Colorado State Board of Education is meeting this month to discuss an anonymous public health survey that has riled up parents over its ...

Hospitals Are Now Using Emojis To Talk To Teenagers About Sex  - This week, New York City's Health + Hospitals network debuted a new ... Thanks in part to the prevalence of unprotected teen sex, New York state is ...

Drop In Teen Pregnancies Is Due To More Contraceptives, Not Less Sex  - But that wasn't because teens were shunning sex. The amount of sex being had by teenagers during that time period was largely unchanged, says the study, which was published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health . And it wasn't because they were having more abortions. Abortion has been declining among all age groups, and particularly among teenagers.

Teen pregnancy is the issue, not safe sex  - And these are just the numbers for teen girls who seek medical attention at government health clinics. What about those who don't go to government ...

Netflix's 'Sex Education' is its latest hit British TV show — and this time the streaming giant didn't ... -  Unlike some of its other British Netflix "original" shows, "Sex Education" ... and its "complex characterization of a gay teen of color," among other things.

Incest, lack of sex education drive teen pregnancies - Sexual health experts, however, say a key way to curb teen pregnancies is to provide girls and boys with access to family planning information and ...

NC's teen pregnancy rate continues to decline, to 11%  - The research is clear on how to reduce teen pregnancy,” stated Dr. Colleen Bridger, Orange County health director. “It takes comprehensive sex ...

LGBTQ Health Class — Sex Education  - It's clear that sex ed across the country is lacking, especially for LGBTQ students — so Teen Vogue turned to the experts to fill in the gaps. Here's what ...

A day dedicated to preventing teen pregnancy  - This annual luncheon is in place to demonstrate the benefits and importance of sex education and healthy relationships in order to decrease teen  ...

Teen pregnancies in Valley is reason enough for early sex education - I've seen the struggle with which LGBTQ youth search for even basic information. If your faith doesn't condone something, it doesn't make it any less ...

When teen pregnancy is NOT an option : Most parents tell their teenage children that it would be better for them to wait until they are older to have sex. Doctors tell their teenage patients the same thing. Still, the facts are that almost half of all teens in the United States have had sex ...

Prosecuting child sexual abuse is not simple Criminal sexual conduct of the second degree, as applied to child sex abuse cases, involves touching or fondling of a child 13 years old or younger. The third degree, when applied to sex abuse cases, involves penetration of a teen 13 to 15 years old, ...

When it comes to sex, dating, and drinking, 18 is the new 15 for American teens - Coupled with longer life expectancies and lower teen birth rates, teens now ... lives, from the nature of their social interactions to their mental health .

How to deal with your teen's first love  - As uncomfortable as this may be, it is necessary that you have age-appropriate talks with your child about sex and sexuality as well as healthy and  ...

Risky Sex, Poor Memory among Teens  -  Teens who are having a hard time controlling their impulse are also most ... is the findings of a team of researchers from two universities and a health care ... During the research, the teen volunteers answered a series of questions ...