Great Links

Important and frequently recommended websites:

The Society for Adolescent Medicine
http://www.adolescenthealth.org/ - This is the professional national organization for training physicians and advocating for teens.

General Adolescent Health Information
youngwomenshealth.org - A comprehensive user-friendly website hosted by Harvard University and Boston Childrens' Hospital covering a huge number of problems, illnesses, diseases and issues. Provides access to MD-directed chat rooms on a variety of unusual conditions (e.g. endometriosis in teens).
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm: HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine.  The official CDC website discussing this vaccine for prevention of STDs and cervical cancer. Now approved for boys and men ages 9-26.
Sexuality
not2late.com - This is THE emergency contraception website sponsored by Princeton University. It answers all the FAQs and helps make decisions about the morning after pill.

www.sexetc.org
- A Rutgers based website with good articles for teens and families about everything related to sex, sexuality, and relationships.

www.GoAskAlice.columbia.edu
- Comprehensive, searchable database on all topics. Hardly an unanswered question here.

Travel Information

http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/ - Everything you need to know before you go, country by country.


Download Immunization Schedule for Travel Abroad