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"  A new study from the Journal of American Medicine Pediatrics shows that young people aren&amp;#039;t talking to their doctors about sex, because it&amp;#039;s awkward and uncomfortable (via NPR). None of the teens in the study brought sex up themselves, and if it was discussed, it was for a total of 36 seconds on average. Interestingly, older African-American girls were the most willing to talk about sexual questions in the doctor&amp;#039;s office. But even if the teens needed birth control or had serious questions, they would generally avoid the topic. NPR reports that almost 50 percent of teens are sexually active now. The researchers blame two factors: that young people aren&amp;#039;t visiting their doctors as often in the first place, and that parents are oftentimes in the room during visits, which sounds like 18-year-old-me&amp;#039;s worst nightmare. Photo Credit: Getty Want more from Frank? Follow him on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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