How Sex Works

by Fenwick, Elizabeth; Walker, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781564585059
• ISBN10: 1564585050
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-04-01
• Publisher: Dk Pub

Summary

Discusses a wide range of topics, including puberty, love, reproduction, sexual orientation, oral sex, and sexual experimentation.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(3)
Understanding the Body	9	(20)
Becoming a woman	10	(2)
A girl at puberty	12	(2)
The female body	14	(2)
The menstrual cycle	16	(2)
Monthly periods	18	(2)
Becoming a man	20	(2)
A boy at puberty	22	(2)
Male reproductive system	24	(2)
The body's sensuality	26	(3)
Relationships and Emotions	29	(16)
Changing feelings	30	(2)
Friends	32	(2)
Social life	34	(2)
Looking at others	36	(2)
Starting a relationship	38	(2)
Sexual preference	40	(2)
Emotional decisions	42	(3)
What Happens During Sex	45	(8)
Sexual intercourse	46	(2)
The first time	48	(2)
Enjoying sex	50	(2)
Dealing with difficulties	52	(1)
Contraception	53	(16)
Choosing contraceptives	54	(2)
Types of contraceptives	56	(2)
Hormonal methods	58	(2)
Condoms	60	(3)
Barrier methods	63	(3)
Other methods	66	(3)
Pregnancy and Being a Parent	69	(8)
How pregnancy starts	70	(2)
Childbirth	72	(2)
Unplanned pregnancy	74	(3)
Sex and Health	77	(10)
Taking car of your body	78	(2)
Diseases and infections	80	(4)
HIV and AIDS	84	(3)
Problem Areas	87	(5)
Sex and the law	88	(1)
Child sexual abuse	88	(1)
Sexual harassment	89	(2)
Rape	91	(1)
Useful Addresses	92	(2)
Index	94	(2)
Acknowledgments	96