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Trusted Articles, Books, Podcasts, and More!

Curious to learn more? These recommended websites, podcasts, and books offer accurate, honest and up-to-date info about sexual health, relationships, and your body. They’re designed for teens and parents and trusted by educators and health professionals.

ARTICLES

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Our Kids Cannot Learn About Sex Just From Squeamish Gym Teachers
New York Times
January 26, 2025

by Hillary Frank

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Gen Z Sex Slang Every Doc Should Know
MDLinx
June 10, 2025

by Naveed Saleh, MD, MS

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One Way to Get More Teens Reading Could Be Romance Novels
All Things Considered
December 16, 2024

by Sequoia Carrillo

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Perception of Having Enough Information to Make Contraceptive Decisions:
A Novel Metric of Person-Centered Contraceptive Access
Elsevier
July-August 2025

by Various

BOOKS

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This Is So Awkward:
Modern Puberty Explained

by Cara Natterson, MD

& Vanessa Kroll Bennett

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Sex, Teens, & Everything in Between:
The New and Necessary Conversations Today's Teenagers Need to Have about Consent, Sexual Harassment, Healthy Relationships, Love, and More

by Shafia Zaloom

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Let's Talk About Down There:
An OB-GYN Answers All Your Burning Questions…without Making You Feel Embarrassed for Asking

by Dr. Jennifer Lincoln,
OB-GYN

PODCASTS

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This Is So Awkward
Weekly podcast series
Peoples Media

with Cara Natterson, MD

& Vanessa Kroll Bennett

VIDEOS

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TED Ed:
How does the morning-after pill prevent pregnancy? 

with Alison Edelman

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