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Puberty
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Hormones: Tiny messengers of puberty
What do hormones do?
Gonads make the hormones T & E
Gonads prepare to make babies (sometimes)
Outside
Genes at work – growing up
T at work – strong muscles
T at work – skin and acne (aka. pimples and spots)
T at work – body hair and pubic hair: Growing in new places
T at work – sweating and body odor (aka. BO)
T at work – voice changes
E at work – bones
E at work – breasts & bums
Periods – everything at work
Genital changes – everything at work
Erections and ejaculations – everything at work
Your brain and mind
Puberty and attraction
What do “sex” and “gender” mean?
DSD & reconsidering gender
Your puberty (by condition)
Boys
PAIS (a.k.a partial androgen insensitivity syndrome)
CAH (a.k.a congenital adrenal hyperplasia)
5ARD or 17B HSD (a.k.a. 5 Alpha Reductase Deficiency Syndrome or 17 Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase deficiency)
Hypospadias
Cloacal or bladder exstrophy
Unspecified DSD and a Y chromosome
Partial or Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis
Girls
CAIS (a.k.a. Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome)
Swyer’s syndrome (complete gonadal dysgenesis)
Partial or Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis
Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS)
5ARD or 17B HSD (a.k.a. 5 Alpha Reductase Deficiency Syndrome or 17 Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase deficiency)
CAH (a.k.a. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia)
MRKH (a.k.a. Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome)
Cloacal or Bladder Exstrophy
With a Y chromosome and an unspecified DSD
Moving up
At the doctor’s office/clinic
Timing
Being confident: What does it mean?
Using T-P-A: Think, Prepare, Ask
Body examinations
Taking photos
Sharing what’s on your mind (& heart)
Making decisions
At school
Dealing with biology class
The three directions
Unfamiliar words
Casually hearing about DSD
The JLC issue
Bullying & you
With your friends
Is it private or a secret?
Tips on sharing
For girls with no periods
Swimming and birth control with no periods
Sharing with other guys
Personal stories about sharing
Sharing with a boyfriend or girlfriend
In the mirror
Taking the wheel
In your relationships
The most important relationship
Is the time or person right?
Exciting beginnings
What does your condition mean to you?
Talking about your body
In your care
Decisions with DSD
Gonads: stay or go?
Managing the gonads
Self-checking touchable testes
Hormones and your body
Hormones: 10 things you need to know
Hormone questions from guys
Managing genitals
Genital questions from guys
Surgery questions
Understanding your past care
Sharing research and evidence
Caring for your mind
Let’s talk about sex (14+)
Talking and good communication
Exploring your body
Desire & arousal
Orgasms
What is sex?
How to have (good) sex
The vulva – the clitoris and vagina
Is my vagina ‘normal’?
More about clitorises
Frequent vulva, vagina, and clitoris questions
Erection, ejaculation, and penis questions
Sexual health and wellbeing questions
Birth control and you
Family planning and you
Dilation: a step-by-step guide
Step 1: creating your support map
Step 2: getting the right accessories
Step 3: getting the right mindset
Step 4: planning some ‘you’ time
Step 5: getting into a comfortable position
Step 6: working the edge
Step 7: getting what you put in
Step 8: sexing it up?
Step 9: celebrate the small successes!
Step 10: parking your worries
Personal stories
Identity & me
My identity: who am I?
Attraction & sexuality: who do I like?
My aspirations: who do I want to become?
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