Sexual Health: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598843668)

Sexual Health provides teenagers with a comprehensive review of common problems related to sexual health, offering suggestions and resources for understanding and working through those issues.

What are the major types of sexually transmitted diseases and how are they contracted and treated? How effective are different types of contraception? How do you recognize the stages of puberty? The defining feelings of sexual orientation? This candid, authoritative handbook is designed to serve young people as a reliable, enlightening source of answers to questions like these as they navigate the often confusing transition from adolescence to physical maturity.

In addition to being a go-to resource on common problems related to sexual health, this welcomed volume considers a number of related issues and controversies, including sex education, the "morning after" pill, condoms in schools, and more. It also includes information on various organizations that have an interest in adolescent sexual health, as well as wide range of additional resources in print and online.

Author: David Newton
ISBN-10: 1598843664
ISBN-13: 9781598843668
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/2010 pg. 135
Scitech Book News 06/01/2010 pg. 77