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Not all of the chapters listed here are assigned reading. Neither I or UCSC are responsible for the content of any of these pages; they are listed here as a starting place for those who want to explore more. Chapters go with the 9th edition of the text; you can probably figure out what they're about! ;)

(no one knows how sexual orientation is determined)

(hormonal methods are more effective than barrier methods; fertility awareness using the symptothermal method, is nearly as effective as are hormonal methods; you have a 1 in 3 chance of getting pregnant if you have sex on the day of ovulation; among the most effective methods are birth control pills, sterilization, IUD--among the least effective are spermicides used alone, withdrawal, rhythm method)

(there are 2 types of STDs: bacterial--treated with antibiotics--and viral--no cure; the most common STDs today in the US are gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, syphilis, HIV)

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