Safe sex with the stars of retro gaming

Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership is using a vintage platform game parody to convey its 'use a condom' message.

We need to involve girls in decisions about their health

The government's plans to improve public health include strengthening local engagement in decisions, but it will have to work hard to allow young people to participate meaningfully

Hormone implant use rises five-fold, contraception figures show

Increase in use of devices attributed to greater access and education work at schools and sexual health clinics

You can’t teach young people safe sex by inserting the letter Z into wordz

Stuart Heritage: The worst thing you can do is underestimate teenagers' intelligence

Giving young girls the pill doesn’t make sex safe

'Safe sex' and gang-related violence can only be tackled by thinking about the needs of both young women and young men, says Carlene Firmin

Male students eschew balanced diet in favour of supplements

Research into students' eating habits is surprising – men are more likely to eat a diet high in protein and supplements in order to improve their bodies

Should girls have access to the pill over the counter?

Rowenna Davis and Jill Kirby: Two writers take differing views on an Isle of Wight scheme allowing young girls to receive the pill direct from pharmacists

Teachers back call for pregnancy clinics in schools

Schools would be ideally placed to help pregnant teenage girls, say teaching unions

Society Daily: 25.08.10

Young people at risk as sexually transmitted infections reach record levels

Young at risk as sexually transmitted infections reach record levels

Peak age for a sexually transmitted infection is 19-20 for women and 20-23 for men, says Health Protection Agency