Teenagers  have unique risks to their health and well being. As you may know from reading my articles in the MPG newspapers, we have been running a short series on issues of concern to teens and their parents. The already published articles along with other articles we feel are of interest to teens and/or their parents are found below.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has put together a packet to aid gynecologist in caring for teens. This includes links to web sites that have information for both teens and their parents. The links to some of those sites are found after the articles. We have looked at most of these sites but because all teens are different we would urge parents to review the site to see if it is appropriate for your teen. The links follow Dr. Savage's articles.

Talking to Your Children About Sex            Birth Control Pills  

Getting the Most Out of Doctors Visit         Pap Smears

Teenager's First Visit to Gyn                     Puberty

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome                     Endometriosis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases   Human Papilloma Virus    Herpes

Myths About Exercise     Supersize It         Diet and exercise

Girl Power - Adolescence and Girls  

Athletic Triad        Teenage pregnancy          Pregnancy Denial

It's Not My Kid  Contraception and Emergency Contraception

Adolescents and Behavioral Risks   Acquaintance and Date Rape

Internet sites that may be of interest to teens and/or their parents. The sites below are ones we have found useful. In general we have found the medical sites to be reliable but cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. When reviewing web sites make sure you know the source and if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is!!!

Talkingwithkids.org Tips on talking to your children about sex, violence, drugs and alcohol.

Sxetc A web site sponsored by Rutgers University written by teens for teens about issues of sexual health.

Go ask Alice Sponsored by Columbia University the mission of this web site is to provide factual, non judgmental information about health issues for teens.

Teen pregnancy Sponsored by the national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy

Eating disorders Excellent information about eating disorders.

Love your body Information about "love your body campaign" designed to speak out against ads and media images that are detrimental to the images of girls and women.

Bubble monkey Accurate information about drug use for teens.

Young women's health Sponsored by Boston's Children's Hospital this site has health information designed to empower and educate girls and young women.

Your First Dr./Gyn Visit  An interactive guide to help you understand your first visit to the gynecologist.

Mothers Guide to Puberty Published by Tampax, has good information about the changes that occur to girls and boys during puberty.

Menstruation and Puberty This site is published by the makers of Kotex. It has similar information as the Tampax site but written in a format designed to appeal to teenagers.