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Adolescent sexuality: Is your practice teen friendly?
Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause, 10/05/09

Dietrich JE – Ask direct questions regarding adolescents’ thoughts about their changing bodies and concerns about the same or opposite sex. Health care providers should create an approachable environment in which all teens are comfortable discussing their thoughts and behaviors. The importance of the health care provider in educating teens seeking reproductive health services cannot be overemphasized. Providers contribute to the healthy development of adolescent sexuality by offering accurate, age–appropriate information about abstinence, STIs, contraception, and the consequences of early sexual activity.

Teens are making decisions about sex at younger ages and are less likely to “think before they act.”
More than 50% of teens reported oral sexual activity and 10% reported anal sex experimentation in one survey.
Reinforce that struggling with sexual identity is common among all adolescents, whatever their sexual orientation.
The importance of the health care provider in educating teens who seek “answers” cannot be overemphasized.

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Journal of Adolescent Health, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 69%

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Adolescent beverage habits and changes in weight over time: findings from Project EAT
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Associations between smoking and alcohol drinking and suicidal behavior in Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, 2006
Preventive Medicine, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 68%

The Role of Adolescent Behaviors in the Female–Male Disparity in Obesity Incidence in US Black and White Young Adults
Obesity, 11/05/09 Relevance Score: 67%