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Top 10 Myths About Safe Sex and Sexual Health
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Trusted resources
Although many of the websites that Dr. Yen's team fact-checked did have incorrect, missing, or outdated information, she does point out a few winners, aimed at adolescents, that portrayed accurate, easy-to-understand information. For more information about sexual health myths and facts—for yourself or for a curious teenager in your life—visit the following resources.
- Go Ask Alice, a question-and-answer service maintained by Columbia University
- The Center for Young Women’s Health, an educational effort of Children’s Hospital Boston
- TeensHealth, a part of KidsHealth.org
- Teenwire, an educational site for teens maintained by Planned Parenthood.
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