Adolescents should grasp the correct knowledge of reproductive and sexual health, avoid premature sexual behavior, and prevent sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS.

Receive sex education

Access to and participation in comprehensive sexuality education can enhance adolescents' awareness of sexual and reproductive health and their responsibility to protect themselves and respect the physical and mental health of others.

Understanding the reproductive organs

Understand the structure, characteristics and related functions of same-sex and heterosexual reproductive organs.

Understand secondary sexual characteristics

To understand the development of adolescent secondary sexual characteristics, the occurrence and characteristics of female menstruation, and the knowledge of male erection and spermatogenesis.

1. Male secondary sexual characteristics include facial hair, armpit hair, pubic hair, Adam's Apple and voice change.

2. Female secondary sexual characteristics include breast development, pubic hair, armpit hair, of which breast development is the first secondary sexual characteristics.

3. Female menarche is an important sign of puberty. After menarche, excessive menstrual volume, dysmenorrhea, and irregular cycles are common phenomena, and it generally takes about 2 years to form regular menstruation.

4. Spermatogenesis is ejaculation that occurs in the absence of sexual activity. It can occur in adolescent males, and 1-2 times per month is normal.

Establish a view of love

Teenagers' sexual physiological development brings psychological changes, and they have a sense of love for the opposite sex. They need to understand themselves and others rationally and objectively, establish a correct view of love, and realize that love, marriage and physical and mental growth and maturity are closely related.

Form good habits

Develop and maintain good hygiene habits.

For example: maintain vulvar hygiene, promote daily cleaning of the vulva Avoid wearing tight pants, should choose soft and comfortable, good air permeability, easy to absorb sweat cotton underwear.

Avoid early sex

Early sexual activity, early pregnancy or induced abortion will cause great harm to the body and mind of teenagers.

Unsafe sex can lead to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases infection.

Adolescents should avoid early sexual activity and reject sexual harassment, sexual solicitation and sexual violence.

Source：Chinese Health Association Reproductive Health Branch