|
|
Article: Sexual Health Information for Teens: Health Tips about Sexual Development, Human Reproduction, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Article from:
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
- Author:
-
;
|
Copyright informationCopyright National Medical Association Sep 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Sexual Health Information for Teens: Health Tips about Sexual Development, Human Reproduction, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Edited by Deborah Stanley; Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2003; ISBN 0-78080-04450-7; 391 pages; $58
Sexuality continues to be a difficult subject for teens and adults to discuss. As an example, while there probably is only one word for "elbow," given a hundred teens, clinicians are likely to find over a hundred words for genital anatomy. For those who work with teens, this observation has been alternatingly frustrating and amusing but mostly just reflects a societal discomfort in discussing such topics.
This is one of a series of books that intends to educate ...