Adolescence and Health Concerns:An Overview of Facts and Fallacies

Adolescence is defined as the stage of life when individuals reach sexual maturity and experience a change in their physical, social, and emotional aspects of life. In order to effectively deal with this transition, they require information and a clear picture of their bodily changes to prevent them from physical problems, guilt, ambiguity, and confusion. There are many health concerns that adolescents have to face during their adolescence. For example: precocious puberty, eating disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, teenage pregnancies and mental health problems. Here are some facts and fallacies about adolescents' health concerns.