More Puberty & Sexual Maturity News

• Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006

  January 7 (HealthDay News) -- The teen birth rate in the United States increased in ...

• Many Teens Don't Keep Virginity Pledges

  Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who take virginity pledges are just as likely to ...

• School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives

  December 3 (HealthDay News) -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program ...

• Sexually Charged TV Might Raise Risk of Teen Pregnancy

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that teens who spend the most time ...

• Girls From Poorer Areas More Likely to Have Sex Earlier

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Girls who live in poor neighborhoods are more likely to ...

• Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs

  August 21 (HealthDay News) -- One reason why abstinence-only programs don't do much to prevent ...

• Nurturing Parents Can Cut Risk of Aggression in Girls

  August 5 (HealthDay News) -- Positive parenting can help ease aggression in adolescent girls who ...

• Workshop Helps Parents, Kids Talk About Sex

  July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Teach parents how to talk about sex with their teen, ...

• Teen Birth Rates, Homicides on Increase, Report Shows

  July 11 (HealthDay News) -- The teen birth rate is up for the first time ...

• Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls

  June 17 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug metformin slows the onset of early puberty ...

• Sex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy

  March 24 (HealthDay News) -- Comprehensive sex education may help reduce teen pregnancies without increasing ...

• One in 4 Teen Girls Has a Sexually Transmitted Disease

  March 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than 3 million teenaged girls have at least one ...

• Depression Raised Risk of Subsequent Pregnancies Among Black Teen Moms

  March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Black American teen mothers who have depression symptoms may be ...

• That 'Sex Talk' With Your Kids Should Be Ongoing

  March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Parents may not want to hear this, but new research ...

• Sex Ed Does Delay Teen Sex: CDC

  Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Sex education programs do work to help discourage many teens ...

• Teen Birth Rates Up for First Time in 14 Years, U.S. Reports

  Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in 14 years, the number of ...

• Early Sexual Activity May Curb Teen Delinquency

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who start having sex at an early age may ...

• Oral Sex Implicated in Some Throat and Neck Cancers

  Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Human papillomavirus (HPV), which is believed to be responsible for ...

• Cervical Cancer Vaccines Won't Fight Existing HPV Infection

  August 15 (HealthDay News) -- Cervical cancer vaccines that prevent infection with the human papillomavirus ...