In a January 2024 video by Planned Parenthood, they state that sexual virginity is “complete nonsense”, “whack”, and a “social concept created to control”. Considering over 90% of Planned Parenthood’s services are medical and healthcare related, I share insights on if these statements are scientifically true, how culture influences arousal and foreplay, and if there are psychological consequences to adolescent sexual behaviors.

In Science & Love,

~ Dr. Renee’ Carr

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🔗Select Research & Good Reads*

Planned Parenthood video:

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozhO62z2nag

[Book]

Crooks, R., & Baur, K. (2008). Our sexuality (10th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Thomson.

[Research Article]

Adolescent Sexual Behavior Patterns, Mental Health, and Early Life Adversities in a British Birth Cohort

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2021.1959509

[Research Article]

Sexual Behavior and Health From Adolescence to Adulthood: Illustrative Examples of 25 Years of Research From Add Health

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X22006012

*Free library/institution access might be required for some of these publications.

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