List of Illustrations | p. xi |
Foreword | p. xiii |
Introduction for Parents: Why I Wrote This Book | p. xv |
Addendum to the Third Edition | p. xxx |
Puberty | p. 1 |
Sex | p. 4 |
The Male Sex Organs | p. 7 |
Box: Circumcision | p. 9 |
The Female Sex Organs | p. 11 |
Sexual Intercourse | p. 13 |
Making Babies | p. 15 |
Sperm and Ejaculation | p. 16 |
Ovum and Ovulation | p. 19 |
Fertilization, Pregnancy, and Birth | p. 19 |
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know... | p. 21 |
Box: Twins, Siamese Twins, Triplets... | p. 22 |
Reading This Book | p. 26 |
Beginning Changes and the Stages of Puberty | p. 27 |
Starting Early, Starting Late | p. 28 |
Developing Quickly, Developing Slowly | p. 29 |
First Changes | p. 30 |
Measuring Testicle Size | p. 30 |
Public Hair | p. 31 |
Box: Hanging Low, Keeping Cool | p. 33 |
The Stages of Puberty | p. 35 |
Five Stages of Genital Growth and Development | p. 36 |
Childhood | p. 36 |
Testicles and Scrotum Enlarge | p. 36 |
The Penis Grows Longer | p. 38 |
The Penis Grows Wider | p. 38 |
Adult Stage | p. 39 |
Five Stages of Public Hair Growth | p. 39 |
Childhood | p. 41 |
First Public Hairs Appear | p. 41 |
Growth Continues | p. 41 |
Almost Adult | p. 41 |
Adult | p. 41 |
Feelings About Puberty | p. 42 |
Am I Normal? | p. 44 |
An Owner's Guide to the Sex Organs: What's Normal? What's Not? | p. 47 |
Penis Size | p. 48 |
The Long and Short of It | p. 48 |
About Average | p. 49 |
Myths About Penis Size | p. 50 |
Box: Measuring Up | p. 51 |
Box: Make your penis longer and thicker... | p. 53 |
The Penis: Circumcised and Uncircumcised | p. 54 |
Box: Circumcision--Why? | p. 56 |
The Uncircumcised Penis | p. 57 |
Stages of Foreskin Retraction in Uncircumcised Males | p. 58 |
Box: Hanging Onto Your Foreskin | p. 61 |
The Anatomy of the Foreskin | p. 62 |
The Circumcised Penis | p. 64 |
Other Variations in the Penis | p. 66 |
Box: Care of Your Sex Organs | p. 68 |
The Scrotum | p. 69 |
The Raphe | p. 69 |
"Empty" Scrotum: Absent, Undescended, and Retractile Testicles | p. 69 |
The Puberty Growth Spurt | p. 73 |
The Height Spurt | p. 74 |
How Tall Will I Be? | p. 75 |
Tall Tales and Short Stories | p. 76 |
Box: Pills That Make You Taller??? | p. 79 |
Feet First | p. 80 |
The Weight Spurt | p. 80 |
Box: Growing Pains and Scoliosis | p. 81 |
Your Changing Shape | p. 82 |
The Strength Spurt | p. 84 |
Basic Body Types | p. 85 |
Box: Steroids | p. 87 |
Weight Training | p. 87 |
Taking Care of Your Body | p. 88 |
Eating Right and Exercising | p. 88 |
Box: What Counts As One Serving? | p. 91 |
Exercise | p. 92 |
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs | p. 93 |
Feeling Good About Your Body | p. 94 |
Pimples, Perspiration, Body Hair, Shaving, and Other Changes | p. 97 |
Underarm and Body Hair | p. 98 |
A Hairy Question | p. 98 |
Facial Hair | p. 99 |
Shaving | p. 100 |
Box: Does It Really Grow Back Thicker and Darker? | p. 102 |
Razors and Shavers: A Buyer's Guide | p. 102 |
Shaving Tips: Blade Razors | p. 103 |
Shaving Tips: Electric Shavers | p. 104 |
Perspiration and Body Odor | p. 105 |
Dealing with Perspiration and Body Odor | p. 106 |
Deodorants and Antiperspirants | p. 107 |
Pimples and Acne | p. 108 |
What Causes Acne? | p. 108 |
Treatment | p. 111 |
Over-the-Counter Treatments | p. 111 |
Box: Acne and Food | p. 112 |
Box: Special Skin Concerns for African-Americans | p. 113 |
Medical Treatment | p. 114 |
Voice Changes | p. 115 |
Breast Changes | p. 117 |
Box: The Upside of Puberty | p. 118 |
Changes In the Male Reproductive Organs: Erections, Sperm, and Ejaculations | p. 121 |
Erections | p. 122 |
Box: Don't Take Our Word for It! | p. 122 |
The Inside Story | p. 123 |
Is Mine Normal? | p. 124 |
Getting Soft Again | p. 127 |
The Male Reproductive Organs | p. 127 |
Sperm Factories: The Testicles | p. 129 |
Box: There's Another Name for It | p. 130 |
Sperm Storage and Transportation: The Sperm Ducts | p. 131 |
Box: Testosterone | p. 131 |
Sperm Plus Prostate and Seminal Fluids Equals Semen | p. 133 |
Tubes, Tubes, and More Tubes | p. 133 |
Box: Gatorade for Sperm | p. 134 |
Ejaculation | p. 135 |
Emission | p. 135 |
Expulsion | p. 137 |
Pre-Ejaculatory Fluid | p. 138 |
The First Ejaculation | p. 138 |
The Male Reproductive Organs: Health Issues | p. 140 |
Cancer of the Testicles and TSE | p. 140 |
Pain in the Testicles | p. 143 |
Box: Jockstraps and Other Athletic Supporters | p. 144 |
Spontaneous Erections, Orgasms, Masturbation, and Wet Dreams | p. 147 |
Spontaneous Erections | p. 148 |
Box: Coping with Erections | p. 149 |
Orgasm | p. 150 |
The Male Sexual Response | p. 151 |
Masturbation | p. 153 |
You Don't See Any Blind, Crazy Morons Around Here, Do Ya? | p. 154 |
Sexual Fantasies | p. 157 |
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) | p. 158 |
Wet Dreams | p. 161 |
Girls and Puberty | p. 165 |
Similarities and Differences | p. 165 |
The First Changes | p. 167 |
Breasts | p. 167 |
Feelings About Developing Breasts | p. 168 |
Bras | p. 168 |
The Stages of Puberty | p. 169 |
The Growth Spurt | p. 173 |
Changing Shape | p. 173 |
Body Hair, Perspiration, Pimples, and Other Changes | p. 173 |
The Sex Organs | p. 174 |
Masturbation | p. 174 |
The Hymen | p. 175 |
The Vagina, Uterus, Ovaries, and Uterine Tubes | p. 176 |
Ovulation | p. 177 |
Menstruation | p. 178 |
The Menstrual Cycle | p. 181 |
Hormones | p. 183 |
Menstrual Cramps | p. 184 |
Other Menstrual Changes and PMS | p. 184 |
Romantic and Sexual Feelings | p. 187 |
"Just Friends" | p. 188 |
Crushes | p. 190 |
Homosexual Feelings | p. 192 |
Dating | p. 195 |
Falling in Love | p. 199 |
Making Decisions About How to Handle Your Romantic and Sexual Feelings | p. 200 |
Box: Birth Control | p. 204 |
Sexuality: Feeling Private/Feeling Guilty | p. 206 |
Box: AIDS and Other STDs | p. 207 |
Feeling Private | p. 208 |
Feeling Guilty | p. 208 |
Sexual Crimes | p. 212 |
Rape | p. 212 |
Child Sexual Abuse | p. 213 |
A Few Final Words | p. 216 |
Resource Section | p. 223 |
A Note About the Internet | p. 223 |
Birth Control, AIDS, and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) | p. 224 |
Circumcision | p. 225 |
Counseling and Therapy | p. 226 |
Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Overeating | p. 227 |
Gay and Lesbian Youth | p. 228 |
Resources for Parents and Teachers | p. 229 |
Sexual Harassment and Abuse | p. 231 |
Index | p. 233 |
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