Educación sexual: un pilar fundamental en la sexualidad de la adolescencia.

Autores/as

  • Adela Montero V Profesor Asistente. Gineco Obstetra, Especialista en Ginecología Pediátrica y de la Adolescencia. Centro de Medicina Reproductiva y Desarrollo Integral de la Adolescencia (CEMERA). Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile.

Palabras clave:

Adolescent, Sex education, Sexuality

Resumen

SEX EDUCATION AS A CORNERSTONE FOR A HEALTHY TEENAGE SEXUALITY

Sexuality is more than reproduction, it is an intrinsic part of each of us, is how we develop and relate with others and with the environment of the society to which we belong. Adolescence is a period with special vulnerability for the development of risky behaviors. In Chile, a progressive decrease in the age of sexual activity onset is observed, particularly in lower socioeconomic strata. The main consequences in sexual health are teenage pregnancies and the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections such as HIV. The main strategy for the prevention of this risks is a thorough sexual education, that has to be timely, objective, based on scientific evidence, friendly and confidential.

 

           


Biografía del autor/a

Adela Montero V, Profesor Asistente. Gineco Obstetra, Especialista en Ginecología Pediátrica y de la Adolescencia. Centro de Medicina Reproductiva y Desarrollo Integral de la Adolescencia (CEMERA). Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile.

amontero@med.uchile.cl

Publicado

2011-09-20

Cómo citar

Montero V, A. (2011). Educación sexual: un pilar fundamental en la sexualidad de la adolescencia. Revista Médica De Chile, 139(10). Recuperado a partir de https://revistamedicadechile.cl/index.php/rmedica/article/view/1695

Número

Vol. 139 Núm. 10 (2011): OCTUBRE 2011

Sección

Editorial