A relationship is the interaction between two or more people. It varies in type, intensity, and commitment. Adolescents commonly have relationships with families, friends, and the larger society. Relationships are important because they provide companionship, support and comfort; help us to feel loved, needed and wanted; and enable us share experiences.
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19.062015June 2015
Sexual Identity and Orientation
By authorIn Sexuality School
Sexual orientation refers to whether a person is heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual. People may be attracted to, may fall in love, or may have sexual relationship with people of one or both sexes.
19.062015June 2015
Puberty
By authorIn Sexuality School
Sometime between ages nine and fifteen, girls and boys do more than just grow taller and bigger as they have done since birth. Girls start to grow into young women and boys into young men.
19.062015June 2015
Reproduction
By authorIn Sexuality School
To reproduce means to produce again or make again. Certain parts of our bodies makes it possible for a male and female, when their bodies have grown up, to reproduce.
19.062015June 2015
13.062015June 2015
FAQ - HIV & AIDS
What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
HIV is a virus which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus while AIDS which means Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and is a condition brought about or caused by the virus HIV. Being infected by HIV can lead to having AIDS. AIDS develops when HIV has caused serious immune damage.
13.062015June 2015
FAQ - Sexual Intercourse
What exactly does “having sex” include?
“Having sex” can mean many things. It can refer to intimacy or closeness between a man and a woman, between two men or between two women. “Having sex” doesn’t just mean when a man’s penis enters a woman’s vagina.
13.062015June 2015
FAQ - Puberty
What is Menstruation?
Menstruation is known by many names – menses, period, that time of the month or even “Aunt Flo.” During menstruation, the uterine lining that was building up throughout the month sheds. This shedding of the blood and tissue from the uterus through Menstruation is just one part of a woman’s menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle is a series of hormonal and physical changes that prepare a woman’s body for pregnancy.
13.062015June 2015
FAQ - Dating, Relationships & Love
What is Abstinence?
The word abstinence refers to voluntary prevention of oneself from indulging in bodily activities that provide pleasure. Abstinence commonly refers to restraining from sexual intercourse, alcohol or food for example sexual abstinence is the practice of refraining from all aspect of sexual activity by self-volition.
13.062015June 2015
FAQ - Contraception, Pregnancy & Childbirth
Can I get pregnant the first time I have sex?
Yes! You can get pregnant the first time, the second time, or any other time you have sex. It does not matter how many times you have sex or the position in which you have it, you can still get pregnant.