Sexualidade na adolescência: dúvidas de alunos de uma escola pública

Although having a large access to information during adolescence, many teenagers are still uninformed on this subject. The aim of this study was verifying which and how are clarified the doubts that students have about Human Sexuality. In this study, 20 students from both genders, from 11 to 15 years old and from the 7th grade attended and answered a questionnaire with 9 questions. The doubts have been categorized in themes: pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, contraceptive methods and sexual response. The themes of interest were: the usage of contraceptive methods, puberty, sex and masturbation, pregnancy and virginity. The young reported that is important to talk about sexuality and they have their doubts explained with their parents, mainly the mother, with their friends and also with the internet. It is concluded that the adolescent students revealed doubts about the biological sexuality and did not receive an intentional sexual education at school. It is expected that the school can assume a role of promoting an adequate Sexual Education attending to the demand from these teenagers.