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Transgender kids put puberty on pause

Gender Diversity
Children who want a sex change can put the brakes on puberty at an Amsterdam hospital. Ten years since the treatment was launched, child psychiatrist Annelou de Vries has assessed the results, Dutch daily de Volkskrant reports.

Saheli/Chhaya – the only non-hormonal birth control pill

Types of Birth Control
Is Saheli (also known as Chhaya) the answer for young women who would like to take the pill but have trouble with side effects? Unless you live in India, you might not even have heard of this weekly birth control pill.

Sex education should start young, finds study

Safe Sex
Can you get AIDS from using public toilets? Can a girl get pregnant the first time she has sex? A new study looks at whether European teenagers can tell myths from facts. It helps if kids start sex education young, the researchers found.

Would you have sex on the first date?

Meeting someone
When the Times of India asked, "Is sex on the first date acceptable?" 52% of respondents said yes. But many people pointed out that their response is less about sex and more about the freedom to choose how you want to spend time with your date.