Article: Oral sex among teenagers: research, discourse, and education.(SIECCAN NEWSLETTER)

The issue of teens and oral sex has appeared on the radar screens of public and media consciousness rather abruptly. The more level-headed among us may ask whether all the talk about oral sex among teens reflects a recent major shift in adolescent behaviour (i.e., a "new teen sexual revolution") or an example of unwarranted media induced anxiety, or a combination of both. It should be stated, from the onset, that nearly all the reports in the media about an "outbreak" of oral sex among teens, and especially young teens, are based almost entirely on anecdotal accounts and speculation. Although well-conducted survey research that allows young people to anonymously report ...

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