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Deal With It! : A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a Gurl
A book for girls about how to deal with all the changes that occur during adolescence, including information on topics such as "Boobs," "What's Up Down There," and "To Do It or Not To Do It." 320 pages.
Finding Our Way: The Teen Girls’ Survival Guide
A book about body image, puberty, sexual development, birth control, relationships, nutrition and more. 336 pages.
Frog or Prince?: The Smart Girl's Guide To Boyfriends
Frog or Prince? is a self-respect boot camp on dating. Kaycee Jane provides information, skills and tools to help young women recognize the difference between a Frog and a Prince.
Going All the Way: Teenage Girls' Tales of Sex, Romance and Pregnancy
Available at Amazon Books at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0809015994/102-3770285-4286515?v=glance&n=283155.
Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism
Pick it up and start a revolution!
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health
A guide to puberty geared toward younger adolescents with wonderful illustrations of human bodies. 96 pages.
Ophelia Speaks : Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self
A response to the book Reviving Ophelia, the book includes teen girls' writings on topics ranging from relationships to eating disorders to race relations. 304 pages.
Real Girl/Real World: Tools for Finding Your True Self
A book addressing topics such as self-image, eating disorders, menstruation, sexual activity, and feminism. 221 pages.
The Go Ask Alice Book of Answers
A book written in question-and-answer format, providing information about sexual health topics, proper nutrition, facts about drugs and more. 368 pages.
The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters
A reviewer on Amazon says, "I give your book 5 stars for creativity and for helping young girls like us feel safe for whatever happen to our body..."
Adolescent Health Resource Center
This Web page features news, resources and information relevant to teens' sexual health. Produced by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
Information about menstruation and other girl issues, as well as places for chat and free expression. Produced by Tampax.
Coalition for Positive Sexuality
A Web site with information on a variety of sexuality-related topics, as well as forums.
Find a Confidential Clinic Near You
A Web site featuring a database you can use to locate clinics across the country offering birth control, STD screening and other reproductive health services. Produced by the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association.
A health question-and-answer service produced by Columbia University's Health Promotion Program.
An online community for teen girls, with information on a variety of topics ranging from sexual health to body image and other fun stuff.
A Web site featuring information about girls' health. It is currently offline but will be back soon.
This Web page features news, resources and information about menstruation. Produced by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
A sexual health Web site created by and for young women of color, featuring information about a variety of sexuality-related topics as well as space for discussion and creative expression. A project of Advocates for Youth.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America - Women's Health
Planned Parenthood's Web page on female reproductive and sexual health. Includes information specific to young women.
A personal Web site run by a licensed Adolescent Therapist featuring a question-and-answer format.
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
A Web site with information about sexual and reproductive health as well as resources for young activists and advocates for reproductive justice.
A Web site about the changes that happen to your body during puberty. Produced by the Nemours Foundation.
A sexual health Web site with information on a variety of sexuality-related topics, as well as a question-and-answer section featuring advice from experts and message boards for communication between teens. Produced by Planned Parenthood.
A Web site all about menstruation, on topics ranging from the biology of menstruation to theories about why we menstruate.
This information-packed Web site created by medical health professionals is intended for young women ages 12-22.
ASHA's STI Resource Center Hotline
1-919-361-8488
The American Social Health Association's (ASHA's) health communication specialists are available to answer questions on the prevention, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern time, Monday to Friday.
1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Information Line is available in English and Spanish, Monday to Friday, 24 hours a day. Follow the prompts to find a testing center near you or to reach a CDC health specialist who can answer your questions about HIV/AIDS, herpes, HPV and all other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
1-800-246-PRIDE (7743)
GLBT National Youth Talkline's youth volunteers are available Monday to Friday from 8 p.m. to midnight Eastern time to provide LGBTQ people up to age 25 with peer counseling, information and referrals to local resources.
Plan B One-Step Emergency Contraception Hotline
1-800-330-1271
This recording explains the best time to take emergency contraception, when it is most effective and how to get it.
1-800-230-PLAN (7526)
Call this toll-free number to make an appointment with a Planned Parenthood health center near you.
1-866-690-7239
Something Fishy's toll-free number connects you to the Renfrew Center where someone can answer your questions or offer information on treatment option if you suffer from an eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia or overeating.
The Emergency Contraception Hotline
1-800-584-9911
The Emergency Contraception Hotline features a recording in English and Spanish with information about how old you need to be to get emergency contraception and where to get it.
The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH
Provides phone and e-mail peer counseling, as well as information about local resources for GLBTQ teens across the United States.
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