Common Definitions of Virginity and Abstinence May Put Some Youth at Risk
Description: This study was conducted to assess how adolescents and young adults…
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Prevalence of Unprotected Anal Sex among Teens Requires New Education Strategies
Description: Although anal intercourse is known to be a risky behavior when…
Educational Achievement, Not Sexual Abstinence, Predicts Long-term Mental Health in Adolescent Girls
Description: Many studies have focused on the immediate effects of sexual abstinence…
A Different Take on Intimacy: Friends with Benefits Common Among College Students
Description: This article on the phenomenon of “friends with benefits” relationships (FWB)…
Availability of EC Without a Prescription Does Not Increase Unsafe Sexual Practices
Summary A study released in the July 11th edition of the British…
Statement of Joseph DiNorcia, Jr., President of SIECUS on World AIDS Day
New York, NY – Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. This day serves…
Students Pulled From College Health Class Over Discussion of Safe Sex
Cumberland County, NC The Cumberland County School District removed 27 high school…
District Abruptly Halts Student Access to Condoms in High School
Topeka, KS District officials in Topeka Kansas stopped an unofficial program that…
Gay-Straight Alliance Permitted in Effort to Preserve Other Extracurricular Activities
Farmington, NM The Municipal School Board of Education in Farmington, New Mexico,…
Sex Education Requirement is Not Enough: Study Reveals Lack of Consistency in Florida Schools
A newly released assessment of Florida’s sex education curricula reveals a wide…
SIECUS Releases Publication on the Marriage-Promotion Industry
Programs Discriminate Against LGBT Youth and Families NEW YORK, NY— Today, the…
Emerging Answers 2007 – Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and STDs Released
The Verdict is In: Comprehensive Sex Ed Works, Abstinence-Only Doesn’t NEW YORK,…