Saving Sex: Answers to Teenagers’ Questions about Relationships and Sex
‘How can I be really sure I love someone?’
‘Is it OK to have sex with someone if you are in love?’
‘Will I always be single?’
‘I think I’m pregnant – what should I do?’
Everybody has got questions about relationships and sex, but who can you ask? Saving Sex offers practical, down to earth answers to real questions from real teenagers. This book may not make the boy or girl of your dreams suddenly notice you, but it will help you to find a route through the minefield of teenage sexuality and discover the best that sex is meant to be.
Dr. Trevor Stammers is Senior Tutor in General Practice at St George's, University of London. He writes and broadcasts regularly on ethical issues in medicine. He is married with three teenage children.
Tim Doak set up and maintained the ‘Ask a Question’ facility on Love For Life’s www.icebergsandbabies.org.uk website. He is single and is creative director of BeFantastic.com.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1. All Change? Puberty and Your Body
2. Friends and Lovers? Friendship, Romance and Dating
3. Saving Sex? Virginity and Abstinence click here to read this sample chapter
4. Solo Sex? Masturbation
5. Quite a Catch? Sexually Transmitted Infections
6. Playing Safe? Contraception and Pregnancy
7. Different, but the Same? Homosexuality and Bisexuality
8. Making or Faking Love? Sexual Intercourse
Useful Contacts and Recommended Resources