title: Typical adolescent sexual development.
abstract: This article addresses the typical components that contribute to the development of adolescent sexuality. It defines the important terms that are addressed in the article, explains the roots of human sexuality from birth and childhood, and details three components of adolescent sexuality: biologic, psychologic, and social cultural. The concluding sections on sexual education and sexual risk-taking further explain key factors in the development of adolescent sexuality.
authors.affiliation: Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California-San Francisco, 201 Edgewood Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA. lynnponton@aol.com
authors.forename: Lynn E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ponton
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Judice
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011606:Psychosexual Development / Q000502:physiology*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*