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Teens Ask : Teen Sexuality Last Updated: Jan 3rd, 2010 - 00:09:53


Didn't Find What I Was Looking For
Answered by: Sheila St. John
Dec 15, 2005, 20:59

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Actually, I just wanted to agree that your information about teen sexuality wasn't all that helpfull and to note that it sounded more like someone preaching "no sex--ever--unless you're married" as well.

I'm a 20 year old college female who came across your site looking for information regarding birth control and your site was the least informative of them all!

You lectured that there is always a risk of pregancy and STDs when someone has sex, which is true, and certainly valuable information. But then you failed to recommend locations for counseling for teens wishing to keep information confidental from their parents, failed to define the various methods of reducing the risk of pregancy, and failed to describe the uses, pros, cons, and failure rates of those methods.

What a worthless site.

Answer

It is not the purpose of our site to provide what you describe. There are plenty of resources for that information. The purpose of our site is to provide information on natural methods of fertility appreciation and healthy sexuality. I appreciate you did not find the information you wanted, but suggest it is because you were looking for the wrong information on our site.

If you were looking for a recipe for the richest cheesecake in the world, would you look on a weight loss site? And then complain it is a worthless site because it does not have recipes for cheesecake, and that is what you wanted?

If you are interested in learning more about integrating your sexuality----spiritually, emotionally, physically, and relationally----I invite you to peruse our many pages of newsletter articles and hundreds of q and a posted. You will also find valuable information on a healthy, scientific, effective means of spacing pregnancy and evaluating women's health.

If you want cheesecake, you just knocked on the wrong door, that's all. But the door is open----come on in and read awhile!

Happy hunting! Thanks for stopping by our site. Come back anytime!

Sheila St. John


Sheila St. John

Sheila St. John, CFCP, is a Certified Fertility Care Practitioner, actively teaching in hospital, parish, and private settings in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties since the early 1980’s. She is the Executive Director of the California Association of Natural Family Planning.


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