teen girls

What are our bodies telling us when we have an eating disorder?

Sexism and misogyny are something that women in particular should not be exposed to, as if boys and men were somehow better equipped to handle the message. If anything, I'd argue the opposite.

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The truth of adolescent sexuality lies somewhere between the abstinence/childbearing catch-22 of the Republican party platform and the racy shock value of the teen soap Gossip Girl.

Teenagers want doctors' help with birth control and STD prevention. But very few of us provide it.

Journalism professor Gigi Durham talks to T.M. Lindsey about the media messages hitting teen girls, teen sexuality, and "Grand Theft Auto."

Barack Obama's pandering on parental notification laws may never result in any legislation, but floating the idea that "even liberals" accept that it's desirable to force 12-year-olds to give birth against their will degrades the national discourse on abortion.

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Menstruation is perhaps one of the most ordinary individual female experiences but, in sub-Saharan Africa, the experience often impacts society as a whole negatively due to the absence of clean water, sanitation, and products to cope with menstrual flow.

The CDC recently reported that one in four teen girls, sexually active or not, has a sexually transmitted infection. But all four out of four teen girls need better prevention education to avoid STIs and make healthier decisions.