100 Questions You'd Never Ask Your Parents : straight answers to teens' questions about sex, sexuality and health by Elizabeth Henderson & Nancy Armstrong, MD
When I have sex for the first time, will people be able to tell?
How old do I have to be to buy condoms?
What is the best birth control?
Does alcohol really kill brain cells?
These, and 96 other common questions are answered in simple, straightforward language. The questions are arranged in a random fashion (perhaps from most-frequently to less-frequently asked?), and the answers are succinct and factual--most Q/A entries are dealt with on a single page, with no fancy color formatting, no sidebars and no illustrations of any kind.
Most questions are related to sex and sexuality, but topics also include drug and alcohol use, suicidal thoughts, and friendships. The "hot" topics of homosexuality, birth control (including abstinence, condom use and pills), and pregnancy are each addressed several times, but the topic of abortion remains untouched by this book. Not all the responses are complete--it's notable that Planned Parenthood is not mentioned anywhere in the text or index, despite that agency's importance in the field of teen sexual health issues nationwide.
Index and glossary of terms are included. A list of additional resources, books, websites and governmental agencies would have been helpful, but was not included.
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