Tag Sexual health

The National Day

by Kim Cook in Decision Making, For Parents, Pregnancy, Prevent, Statistics
May 5, 2014July 1, 2020

13th Annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is May 7, 2014 Hundreds of Thousands of Teens Expected to Participate Hundreds of thousands of teens nationwide are expected to participate ...

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Hey! It’s not MY fault! It’s my HORMONES!

by Kim Cook in Estrogen, For Parents, Gonads, Hormones, Hypothalamus, Intersex, ovaries, Physicians, Pituitary Gland, Progesterone, Testes, Testosterone
January 12, 2014July 1, 2020

Let me begin this by saying that when I was in nursing school, the endocrine system (hormones) bored me. Why? It was so confusing! They all sounded alike, and they ...

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Trust

by Kim Cook in Adolescent Sexuality, Advocate, Condoms, Conversation, Decision Making, For Parents, Health Education, Healthcare Providers, Parents of Adolescents, Physicians, STI, Trust
November 4, 2013July 1, 2020

So, the *American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is suggesting to their doctors that it’s a good idea to have condoms available for their adolescent patients. They are trying to prevent ...

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