Sex Secrets: Bodyworkz Revealed

SUMMARY

A guide for youth regarding their sexual body, sexual responsibilities, the law, and sexual health.

Utilised by UNICEF (Angola) for their national education department (high schools).

Utilised by the National AIDS Council of Mozambique (Vida Positiva), and Ministry of Education (Mozambique, high schools and teacher training colleges).

Currently distributed to 8,000 high school learners as part of a pilot programme by the Western Cape Education Dept, and is to be upscaled to 80,000 learners due to favourable evaluation results.

147mmx211mm; 70 pages 

INDEX OF CONTENTS

Introduction

• A Real Adult
• Who is the Real You?
• Self-respect
• Integrity
• Consequences
• Success and failure
• Love

Girlz get smart

• Why do some girlz develop faster than others?
• Sexual development
• Learn to listen to your body
• Eating less does not mean you will lose weight
• Worried about what you eat?
• Miracle diets
• Breasts
• What bra size do I need?
• Bodily hair
• Genitals (private parts)
• Cervical smears
• Periods
• What is a period?
• When do monthly periods start?
• When do periods stop?
• How long will eahc period last?
• Is a period painful?
• How do I take care of myself when I have a period?
• Living with periods
• Period pains: what you can do
• Sanitary pads and tampons
• Will I still be  a virgin if I use a tampon?
• What is a sanitary pad?
• What is a tampon?
• Which one is better?
• How often do I use these?
• Does putting in a tampon for the first time hurt?
• There are lots of silly stories about tampons
• Sex
• Is it true that if I have sex during a period, I won't get pregnant?
• Cystitis
• Preventing cystitis
• Peer Pressure and being "you"
• What if I think I am a lesbian (sexually attracted to another woman)?
• Masturbation
• What is masturbation?
• Is masturbation harmful?
• Family planning (contraception)
• Getting advice on family planning
• What if I think I may be pregnant?
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Symptoms of an STI
• What you can do
• How can I make sure I don't get an STI?
• Physical and sexual abuse
• What is physical abuse?
• What is sexual abuse?
• Forced sex is always rape
• What is forced sex with an adult?
• How can you reduce the risk of rape?
• If you are raped, what can you do?
• What the law says
• The differences between you and guyz

Guyz get smart

• Sexual development
• Your sexual development happens with noticeable body changes
• The penis
• What about size? Are all men created equal?
• What is a foreskin?
• How to keep your penis healthy and free of problems
• Circumcision
• Why do I have testicles and what are they for?
• Here's how to give yourself an examination
• Masturbation
• What is ejaculation?
• Semen, pre-cum and discharges
• Fantasies
• Wet dreams
• What is the right age to have sex?
• What if I think I am gay?
• Peer pressure and being "you"
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• A brief overview of STIs
• How can I protect myself?
• Condoms
• Are condoms 100 per cent safe?
• Why do some guyz refuse to wear condoms?
• What if I am too embarrassed to buy condoms?
• Where do I get condoms?
• What can I do if the clinic sister refuses to give me condoms?
• What is the difference between free condoms and those we buy?
• Can I use a plastic bag if I cannot get condoms?
• What if my partner refuses to use a condom?
• Where can I keep condoms?
• If I carry condoms, won't people think I expect sex?
• How do I use a condom properly?
• Are there smaller condoms for teenagers?
• Can two condoms be worn when having sex?
• Can HIV pass through a condom?
• If the condom breaks inside my partner, what should we do?
• What should we do if the condom comes off inside my partner?
• Why isn't the female condom freely available?
• What type of lubricant should we use when having sex?
• My sexual rights
• Abuse: Emotional, physical and sexual
• What is emotional abuse?
• What is physical abuse?
• What is sexual abuse?
• Rape and date rape
• More about date rape
• What is forced sex with an adult?
• More about rape
• If you are raped, what can you do?
• If you were raped, what would you want to do?
• The differences between you and girlz
• Important contact numbers