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Maybe you’ve seen a commercial for PrEP. Maybe you’ve never heard of it at all. No matter what, TeenSource is here to give you a little more info. What is HIV? HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)... Read More

HPV, or the Human Papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States.  There are over 150 strains of HPV -- some go away on their own, others can cause geni... Read More

Here’s how: Know Your Rights: Did you know California teens have a right to comprehensive sex education? Make sure your high school sex ed covers topics such as sexual assault and coercion,... Read More

TeenSource has a big announcement: we just launched our Youth Advisory Board (YAB), and we want YOU to get involved! TeenSource is a hub where teens can get information about sexual and reproductiv... Read More

Emergency contraception, sometimes called EC, Plan B (a brand name), or the morning after pill, is birth control that is used after sex to prevent pregnancy. Someone might take EC if they had unprotec... Read More

Today, July 24, is International Self-Care Day, a great opportunity to take care of ourselves. There is a lot of advertising around self-care that involves fancy bath products or face masks but self-c... Read More

Yes, you read that right - birth control implants are a long-term, matchstick-sized, 99% effective contraceptive method that goes...in your arm! Coined the “get-it-and-forget-it” birth control, the im... Read More

Over half of teens in the United States are not having sex. In California, that number is even lower. Less than one third of California teens reported ever having sex and less than a quarter of Califo... Read More

Did you know that California’s will soon extend health care coverage to undocumented young adults? That’s right. Thanks to lots of hard work by health care advocates, young adults in California will s... Read More

Tomorrow, June 27th, is National HIV Testing Day, a day to remind people to learn about their risk and to get tested for HIV so they can know their status. What is HIV? HIV stands for Human Immu... Read More