Product Description

Have you ever wondered Am I normal? (and what is "normal," anyway?) What's up down there? I really like girls, but I like boys sometimes, too. Am I gay, bisexual, or just messed up? Are we both really ready to have sex? Is it ok if I masturbate? I feel like I can't ever say no to my partner. What's the problem? Heather Corinna and Scarleteen. com have been providing sex education and information for young adults, parents, and mentors for nearly ten years. Whether you're straight, gay, sexually active, or just plain curious, S. E. X. spells out everything you need to know, including: A sexual readiness checklist Illustrations of female and male reproductive anatomy How to love your body, even when it's changing every day Tips on safer sex for body, heart, and mind An in-depth birth control breakdown How to create and enjoy the relationships that are right for you Popular mechanics of partnered sex: sexual activities explained, including pregnancy and STI risks STIs 101: what they are and how to keep yourself from getting them

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #339202 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 332 pages

Review
"ÝScarleteen , with its frank and funny discussions of sexual anatomy, relationships, and technique, is like a drink of cool water amidst the desert of clinical sex advice." -- Anne Semans

Customer Reviews

Essential
Heather Corinna's book provides vital information anyone who has concerns about sexuality, sexual health, puberty or sexual relationships needs. It has information that people who DON'T have concerns need to know. I cannot think of any teenagers that would not benefit from it once having read it.

I took it to a coffee meeting at university recently and was jovially gibed at, until some of the most informed people I know, gave it a read, and kept emerging with things they were astounded to have learnt. People can always learn more, no matter how educated, and there's so much information in this book, that you'd have to be extremely informed to already know all of it already, maybe even superhuman. Luckily for us, the author has had years of experience helping young people and talking about sex ed, and it has meant that this resource is available to us on tap... a world of knowledge to address our own relationships, our children's development no matter who they are and what they are like.

It provides specific information for under-discussed orientation and gender issues, yet is not specific to any gender or sexuality or social group. That's not to say specialised books don't deliver an excellent help to people, but this book provides the information people not only need to know about their own bodies and identity, but also each other's bodies, concerns that friends of foreign sexual identity may have and things that everyone needs to know. It allows for anyone to refer to it with its excellently easy to digest sections and perfectly indexed information. It can be referred back to continually as the readers own life and sexual experiences change, or read as a whole quite logically. It's speaks with a voice of someone passionate about their work and empathetic beyond compare. It's kept interesting and entertaining, and doesn't distract from the difficult issues.

It brilliantly couples the physical issues of biology and anatomy with the emotional issues of relationships and identity and bridges everything in between. Our world would benefit a lot more, if people could be a teeny bit more confident and informed with whoever they are, how they see themselves and their relationships with other people. Teenage years are a period where these problems can be appeased but are a time of such development that it can be bewildering and extremely disorientating, especially when being bombarded with mixed sexual messages and the plethora of numerate risks and considerations. The acceleration of sex's importance in people's lives as young adults is enough to throw a lot of us off balance and there's nothing better than a book like this to turn (easily, accessibly and comfortingly) to when really it feels impossible to work out by ourselves, and you can trust that it's spot on.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
If you're looking for the definitive guide to sex and sexuality, and everything that it entails, then look no further than Heather Corinna's fact-filled book. With straightforwardness, humor, insight, and directness, the founder and editor of Scarleteen delves into every aspect of sexuality, and presents it in a way that teens and young adults (and us old adults, too!) can truly understand.

Everything -- and I mean everything! -- is covered within the pages of S.E.X. From Your Body: An Owner's Manual to To Be, Or Not To Be...Sexually Active, Ms. Corinna puts everything into perspective, for both girls and guys. There are thirteen main chapters included, along with appendixes that cover sexually transmitted diseases and infections and a bibliography and list of recommended sources (which include phone numbers and websites, as well as books).

If you've ever had questions of any type about sex, or about your sexuality, then this is the book to use as a reference. There's nothing silly or embarrassing in this book -- just straight questions and straight answers. There are parts that are humorous, but underneath it all is just frankness for the seriousness of the subject matter. Heather Corinna knows that sex is serious business, and that staying both healthy and happy is, too.

This is a great book! Give it to your sons and daughters, your nieces and nephews, your friends. Read it with them, and don't be afraid to discuss what you've read. If everyone -- regardless of age -- is informed, then sex and sexuality will never have to be a taboo subject.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"