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Health Information for Teens

HIV & AIDS Information

The Body A multimedia AIDS and HIV information resource.

FAQs on HIV/AIDS From the Center for Disease Control, commonly asked questions on general HIV/AIDS topics, including the difference and relationship between HIV/AIDS, symptoms, causes, testing, transmission, and prevention.

HIV Insite Gateway to AIDS knowledge. Includes links to medical information, prevention & education, social issues & policy, statistics & epidemiology.

Sexually Transmitted Infections

All about STDs Symptoms, treatments, and prevention information from about.com.

American Social Health Association Information on sexually transmitted infections, hotline numbers and links to other sites.

Reproductive Health Care/Sex Education

Planned Parenthood Federation of America The nation's largest provider of reproductive health care. Find links, information, clinic locations, and send letters to your elected officials.

Teenwire Planned Parenthood's site just for teens.
teenwire.com^Ž(The award-winning Planned Parenthood website that gives teens honest and medically accurate information about sexuality and relationships).

Kaiser Family Foundation Full of information on HIV and AIDS, reproductive and sexual health.

I Wanna Know A site for teens about sexual health, puberty, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and more.

Sex Education Information for teens from the Kaiser Family Foundation about birth control options, a parents section, STD information, and links to resources.

Talking with Kids Talking with kids about tough issues is a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol and drug abuse.

Birth Control Information

FAQ - Oral Contraceptives Frequently asked questions and information about oral contraceptives and issues of menstrual bleeding, timing of use, and other side effect problems.

Emergency Contraception Methods of preventing pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse.

Pregnancy & Childbirth

Pregnancy and parenting information Stages of pregnancy, labor and birth, stages of development, resources for parents and more.

About Pregnancy All the information you need on pregnancy. Includes information on labor and birth, cesarean deliveries, miscarriage, ultra sound, breastfeeding and much more.

Reproductive Rights Advocacy Sites

Pro-choice Illinois Find out what issues we are facing in Illinois. Take action and send a letter to your State Senators and Representatives.

NARAL National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League: abortion and reproductive health issues, including daily Heads Up! items, publications, organized links and Act Now opportunities.

Population Action International Committed to universal access to voluntary family planning and reproductive health services, reproductive freedom for women and men, and early stabilization of world population.

*Health Information for Teens*
*HIV & AIDS Information*
The Body	A multimedia AIDS and HIV information resource.
FAQs on HIV/AIDS	From the Center for Disease Control, commonly asked questions on general HIV/AIDS topics, including the difference and relationship between HIV/AIDS, symptoms, causes, testing, transmission, and prevention.
HIV Insite	Gateway to AIDS knowledge. Includes links to medical information, prevention & education, social issues & policy, statistics & epidemiology.
*Sexually Transmitted Infections*
All about STDs	Symptoms, treatments, and prevention information from about.com.
American Social Health Association	Information on sexually transmitted infections, hotline numbers and links to other sites.
*Reproductive Health Care/Sex Education*
Planned Parenthood Federation of America	The nation's largest provider of reproductive health care. Find links, information, clinic locations, and send letters to your elected officials.
Teenwire	Planned Parenthood's site just for teens. teenwire.com^Ž(The award-winning Planned Parenthood website that gives teens honest and medically accurate information about sexuality and relationships).
Kaiser Family Foundation	Full of information on HIV and AIDS, reproductive and sexual health.
I Wanna Know	A site for teens about sexual health, puberty, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and more.
Sex Education	Information for teens from the Kaiser Family Foundation about birth control options, a parents section, STD information, and links to resources.
Talking with Kids	Talking with kids about tough issues is a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol and drug abuse.
*Birth Control Information*
FAQ - Oral Contraceptives	Frequently asked questions and information about oral contraceptives and issues of menstrual bleeding, timing of use, and other side effect problems.
Emergency Contraception	Methods of preventing pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse.
*Pregnancy & Childbirth*
Pregnancy and parenting information	Stages of pregnancy, labor and birth, stages of development, resources for parents and more.
About Pregnancy	All the information you need on pregnancy. Includes information on labor and birth, cesarean deliveries, miscarriage, ultra sound, breastfeeding and much more.
*Reproductive Rights Advocacy Sites*
Pro-choice Illinois	Find out what issues we are facing in Illinois. Take action and send a letter to your State Senators and Representatives.
NARAL	National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League: abortion and reproductive health issues, including daily Heads Up! items, publications, organized links and Act Now opportunities.
Population Action International	Committed to universal access to voluntary family planning and reproductive health services, reproductive freedom for women and men, and early stabilization of world population.