You and Your Sexuality

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What happens during puberty? When puberty starts, your brain sends signals to certain parts of the body to start growing and changing. These signals are called hormones. Hormones make your body chan...

Having a Baby - Especially for Teens

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What is prenatal care? Prenatal care is the health care you get while you are pregnant. It includes medical care, education, and counseling. The earlier you get prenatal care, the better your chance...

Skin Cancer Prevention

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What is skin cancer? Your skin is made of cells that are constantly changing. Normal healthy cells eventually grow old and are replaced by new healthy cells. Cancer develops when new cells form tha...

Your First Period - Especially for Teens

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What is puberty? Puberty is a time when your body begins to change to become more like an adult’s. Starting your menstrual period is one of these changes. What is a menstrual period? When pubert...

El primer período menstrual

SP049 El ciclo menstrual Cuando comienza la pubertad, el cerebro le indica al cuerpo que produzca hormonas. Algunas de estas hormonas preparan al cuerpo todos los meses para un posible embaraz...

WEBTREATS: Adolescent/Pediatric Health

This list of adolescent and pediatric health resources, prepared by the College Resource Center Librarians from other sources, is provided for information only.  Referral to these sites does not...

Your Changing Body

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What is puberty? Puberty is the time when your body changes and becomes more like an adult.

Los cambios en tu cuerpo

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La pubertad es un periodo donde ocurren cambios en el cuerpo, tanto por dentro como por fuera. Tu cuerpo comienza a verse mas como el de un adulto. Tal vez tengas preguntas sobre los cambios que ocur...

Birth Control - Especially for Teens

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What things should I think about when choosing a birth control method? To choose the right birth control method for you, consider the following: How well it prevents pregnancy; How easy it is to use;...

Human Papillomavirus Vaccines

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What is human papillomavirus (HPV)? Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that can be passed from person to person through skin-to-skin contact. More than 100 types of HPV have been found. About 30 o...

Vacunas contra el virus del papiloma humano

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Las infecciones por el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) son muy comunes tanto en las mujeres como en los hombres. Entre mas de 100 tipos de este virus, aproximadamente 30 de ellos se transmiten por co...

Los anticonceptivos

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Tomar la decision de tener o no relaciones sexuales puede ser dificil. Debes decidirlo en el momento en que sea adecuado para ti. Si no estas lista para tener relaciones sexuales, dilo. Si crees que ...

Your First Gynecologic Visit - Especially for Teens

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When should I have my first gynecologic visit? An obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn) is a doctor who specializes in the health care of women. Girls should have their first gynecologic visit between t...

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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What are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? Sexually transmitted diseases are infections that can be spread through vaginal–penile, anal, or oral sex. Sexually transmitted diseases are passed betw...

Quick Reference Card on Coding

Elements Included in History Component History of Present Illness Location, quality duration, severity, timing, context, modifying factors, associated signs, and symptoms

Primary and Preventive Health Care for Female Adolescents

Key points: The delivery of preventive services to adolescents differs from the delivery of preventive services to adults. An adolescent’s particular developmental stage uniquely frames the constella...

Pap Tests

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What is a Pap test? A Pap test, sometimes called a Pap smear, tests the cells of the cervix (see the definition below) for any abnormal changes that might lead to cancer. A Pap test can find changes ...

Vaccine Administration Record for Children and Teens

1. Record the generic abbreviation for the type of vaccine given (e.g., DTaP-Hib, PCV), not the trade name. 2. Record the source of the vaccine given as either F (Federally-supported), S (State- supp...

Contraception

What is contraception? Contraception or birth control helps stop you from becoming pregnant. Each month an egg is released from the female ovary (ovulation). If the egg is met by a sperm, the egg can...

Lesbian Teens

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What is sexual orientation? Sexuality is a natural part of every human being. Sexual orientation is about the direction of a person’s emotional connections, attractions, and sometimes about whom the...

Human Papillomavirus

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What is human papillomavirus (HPV)? Human papillomavirus is a family of viruses that causes infection on the skin or mucous membranes of various areas of the body. There are many different types of ...

Emergency Contraception

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What is emergency contraception? Emergency contraception is a way of preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. The most common type of emergency contraception involves taking hormonal pills (usua...

ACOG Adolescent Visit Record and ACOG Adolescent Visit and Parent Questionnaires

Physicians should develop office procedures that safeguard their adolescent patients’ rights. These procedures will vary by practice, staff capabilities, and facilities. An initial and annual office...

Stress and Trauma

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What should you know about stress? Stress is what people feel when reacting to pressure or worry. Stress is a normal reaction to many things. Stress is caused by emotions, but it can affect your body...

Suggested Responses to Common Adolescent-Related Telephone Questions

Offices that serve adolescent patients may find it helpful to adopt protocols for answering questions that adolescents commonly ask over the telephone. The use of protocols will depend on staff capab...