Click here to return to book details Epidemic How Teen Sex is Killing Our Kids by Meg Meeker, M.D. Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part I. The Epidemic Is Here Chapter One. Lori, Alex, Holly Lori’s Story * Alex’s Story * Holly’s Story Chapter Two. The Epidemic Is Real The Epidemic Defined * Lifelong, Life-Threatening * STDs Don’t Discriminate* Like a Match to Gasoline * Allyson’s Story* Breaking the Silence * Mayhem in the Media* Curriculum for the Classroom Chapter Three. The Explosion from Two to Fifty Sick for Life * HPV: Ground Zero * Lydia’s Story* Herpes: The Recurring Dread* Erin’s Story* Easy To Share *An Illness of Body and Mind* HIV and AIDS* Hepatitis B* More Strokes Chapter Four. Curable but Dangerous Chlamydia * Sandy’s Story* Gonorrhea: Back with a Vengeance* Syphilis Incognito * Trichomoniasis: HIV’s Little Helper* Bacterial Vaginosis* My Patients Are Your Children Chapter Five. The Emotional STD Skyrocketing Rates * Darlene’s Story* Searching For Proof* Tony’s Story* Sex and Depression * The Special Loss of Divorce* The Triumvirate of Depression* Spirituality and Depression * Uncovering Depression in Teens Part II. How It Gained Momentum Chapter Six. Birth Control Is Not Disease Control My Story * Tools for Protection * Oral contraceptives * Condoms * Long-term Hormonal Therapies * The Doctors’ Dilemma Chapter Seven. Condoms and the Myth of Safe Sex Karen’s Story* Talking Terms* The Real Deal on Condoms* Sex, Lies, and the Freedom of Information Act *Condoms Versus the STDs* What Teens Fear Most* Condoms and Teenagers: An Unhealthy Mix * Sending the Wrong Message Chapter Eight. Media and the World Our Kids See Parents: Exhausted and Discouraged * Blockbuster Sex on the Big Screen* The Sounds of Sex: Music and MTV * Television: The 800-Pound Gorilla* Dot.com Sex * Selling Shampoo...or Sex? *Teens: Soaking It up Like a Sponge* The Three Lessons* Sex Is Big* Sex Symbols as Role Models* A Force Beyond Their Control* Sexuality and a Teenager’s Personality * Cool People Are Promiscuous * So What Are Parents To Do?* Keep Your Standards Higher than Hollywood’s Chapter Nine. High-Risk Sex Why It’s Happening* Oral Sex: A Craze with Consequences* Oral Sex Is No Protection* Mary Ellen’s Story * Homosexual Sexual Activity* More Is Not Better: Multiple Partners* Can I Watch? Voyeurism * Everything But Sex. . . * A Dangerous Mixture: Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol * Jared’s Story * The Alcohol-Disease Connection* Cybersex* Good Sex/Bad Sex Part III. What To Know, What To Do Chapter Ten. Adolescent in Body and Mind When Puberty Strikes* Andrea’s Story* STDs and the Adolescent Girl’s Body* When Boys Reach Puberty * Sex and Sexuality* Emancipation* Identity Formation* Inability to Think in the Abstract Chapter Eleven. Connectedness Our Teenagers Want Connectedness with Us * Developing Great Relationships with Our Teens * Connecting Through Communication * Connecting Through Intimacy* The Magic Touch * Connecting Through Emotional Intimacy* Connecting Through Love* Connecting Through Appreciation *Parental Disapproval of Sex Chapter Twelve. Holding Off Teaching Kids To Postpone Sex* Ambivalence Is Permission* It’s Never Too Late* In Conclusion Available October 2002 Click here to order from Amazon: Click here to return to book details