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Teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual health Web site for teens. 'We are committed to giving you the facts about sex so that you can use this information to make your own responsible choices. We provide honest and nonjudgmental information about sexuality in language you can understand with the hope that you will use this knowledge to reduce your risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.'[2]
'The statistics may surprise you. More than half of American teens do abstain from intercourse until age 17, and a quarter of them at 20 still have not had heterosexual intercourse. These same studies show that informative sex education has not increased sexual activity, pregnancy or the number of sexual partners, and has in fact, wildly succeeded in that, 'Teenagers who start having intercourse following a sexuality education program are more likely to use contraception than those who have not participated in a program. (SIECUS).' [3]
A comprehensive sexual health website which is 'written by teens, for teens'. They advocate 'true, medically accurate and balanced information about sexuality in schools, homes and communities.'
Articles and stories, chat, video archives, ask the experts and get tested (list of low cost sexual health clinics). Topics include girls and guys health, sexual intercourse, love and relationships, birth control, STD's, pregnancy, abortion, body image, abuse and violence, emotions, drugs & alcohol and advice for parents. [4]
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