A new guide has been released to help young boys navigate adolescence.
- The publication of the guide entitled “Your body is changing. Who to talk to about it when you’re a boy?” aims to help young people get through adolescence.
- The guide covers many topics, such as what should prompt you to see a doctor.
- “This guide, specially designed for teenage boys, aims to provide them, from middle school age, with clear, reliable and accessible information on subjects such as health, the body and sexuality,” says the SPARADRAP association, which is behind this initiative.
The SPARADRAP association recently announced the release of the guide titled “Your body is changing. Who do you talk to about it when you’re a boy?”
Adolescence of boys: “our guide aims to provide clear information”
“This guide, specially designed for teenage boys, aims to provide them, from middle school age, with clear, reliable and accessible information on subjects such as health, the body and sexuality,” the nonprofit organization said in a press release.
By publishing this guide, the SPARADRAP association “hopes to raise awareness among adolescent boys about the possibility of consulting to find answers to their questions and give them the keys to becoming actors in their health”, can be read in the document sent to the editorial offices.
“Adolescence is a time of upheaval and questioning: it is crucial for young people to have access to resources adapted to their needs. However, for various reasons, boys have more difficulty than girls in talking about these subjects, in knowing who to contact and for what reason one can consult”, add the activists.
Adolescence of boys: what topics are covered in the guide?
Very well done, the guide covers a variety of topics, ranging from physical changes during puberty to questions about sexuality, including health care and the relationship with health professionals.
For example, the guide describes how a consultation focused on sexuality takes place and mentions the large number of questions that can be asked there.During a visit to the doctor, your genitals (your penis and/or your testicles) sometimes need to be examined, that is, looked at and touched,” can be read in the brochure.
“This medical examination is not done systematically: it depends on the reason for the consultation. It allows us to check that you have started puberty, to answer your questions, to resolve a health problem or to screen for certain diseases.”explains the guide.
Adolescence in boys: when should you consult a doctor?
The authors also indicate in which cases young boys should consult a doctor about their private life, namely:
– in case of sudden, intense pain in a testicle without apparent cause, with or without swelling or redness, call 15.
– In case of rupture of the frenulum (which is recognized by pain with significant bleeding, for example during sexual intercourse).
– In case of unprotected sexual intercourse.
