| Description |
297 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
What to expect when you're adolescent -- Not your mother's gynecologist: you're a new kind of girl-you deserve a new kind of medicine -- Extreme makeover: puberty edition -- Periods: your questions and exclamations -- Itches in your britches? dealing with injuries, infections, oozing and bruising -- Beauty and the breast -- No bones about it: deposit now or never -- Hormones gone wild: polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the most common disorder you've never heard of -- Straight talk on sex -- The wait-til-18 club: why membership has its privileges -- Never tell your boyfriend you're on the pill (and other rules for a healthy sex life) -- The human pyramid scheme: avoiding the big three sexually transmitted infections -- Your body's lifetime warranty: staying healthy for life -- No weigh: loving the body you have -- Just say know: facts on smoking, drinking, drugs and more -- Blue is not your color: managing moods and mood disorders. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Guides teenage girls on the physical and emotional changes in their bodies during puberty, including such issues as sexually transmitted diseases, hormone imbalances, and sexual activity. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene.
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Puberty.
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| Added Author |
Larson, Christine.
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| ISBN |
9781583333693 |
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158333369X |
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