Sexual Health Concerns of Indian Adolescents







My experience as a national columnist, a counsellor forDelhi University  Telephone Helpline(UNFPA assisted) and a speaker at numerous schools and colleges brings me in close contact with the urban and rural adolescents of India. Most of the mail and the queries raised by the youth reflects the deep concern, and the deeper ignorance about their sexual health.

Main Concerns


Queries and fears regarding sexual anatomy and physiology
 Organ size
 Functioning 

Misconceptions regarding normal physiological phenomenon
 nocturnal emissions
 dhaat syndrome
 vaginal discharge, 
spontaneous erections etc

Queries regarding Contraception
Safe period,
 Emergency contraception,
 Condom usage 
, Natural methods etc


Queries regarding HIV/AIDS
Can kissing cause AIDS?
Can helping an accident victim cause AIDS?
Where did the virus originate?
How risky is oral sex?

Communication with the other gender
How to talk to girls/ boys?
Will she love me?
How can I communicate my feelings?
She/ he doesn't love me any more .Why?



 


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Dr. Patanjali Dev Nayar
e mail   drnayar@vsnl.com