Center for Young Women's Health

Is it weird that I have sexual dreams?
This is an excellent question! The short answer to this is, no! It is not weird to have sexual dreams! It may be helpful to answer this question by explaining […]
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I am 5’7 and underweight, but my doctor has told me I am at a “healthy” weight. If this is all true, then why is my butt covered in stretch marks?!?
/This is a great question, thank you so much for asking. For starters, it is important to mention that EVERY body is different in their own beautiful and special way. […]
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I’m a girl and I’ve been having romantic thoughts about other girls and boys. I’ve also been questioning my gender. I like being a girl but sometimes I wanna be a boy and then I’ll wanna be a girl again, then I feel like I have no gender. Am I a freak?
/Thank you so much for this question! First things first, you are certainly not a freak! When we enter into puberty and become a teenager, we start to have more […]
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I’m upset because I have a friend who keeps getting into fights with me. I don’t know how to stop this. My parents told me to ignore her, but when I do she gets madder at me! I’m really sad as this is affecting my mental health.
/This sounds really tough! We’re glad you reached out. It’s totally understandable that you’d feel sad about a friendship that has so much conflict. What if you started by sorting […]
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I ruined my relationship with my parents unintentionally. A trusted family member manipulated me into agreeing to say bad things about my parents and blamed it on me and pretend to show concern. What should I do to fix it? They hate me now.
We’re so sorry you’re in such a tricky situation! This sounds like a challenging situation and without knowing more of the details, we think would be best for you to […]
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