| Sample questions regarding sexuality | Developmental goals |
| For middle adolescents (age 15 to 17 years) |
- Do you have any romantic interests in your life?
- Are you dating anyone?
- Is there anyone with whom you have a sexual relationship, including kissing, touching, or other stuff? Tell me about your partner.
- Are you sexually active or have you ever had sex*?
- What do you mean by "sex"?
- What sorts of sex have you had?
- What parts went where when you were having sex?
- Has sex been something you have wanted or something you felt emotionally or physically forced into doing?
- Have you ever paid for sex or been paid for sex?
- Who have you talked with about sex?
- What do your parents have to say about sex?
- What do your parents, family, and friends say about same-sex or gay people?
- Do you have any gay or bisexual people in your life that you can talk with?
- How do you feel about homosexuality or same-sex relationships?
| - Safer exploration, experimentation
- Risk reduction and prevention of: sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancy, dating violence, bullying, substance use, mental health concerns, and suicidality
- Acknowledging and modeling support for diversity
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| For late adolescents (age 18 and older) |
- Are you sexually active or have you ever had sex*?
- Why or why not?
- What benefits or risks does being sexually active bring to a relationship?
- What sorts of things do you and your partner(s) do when you are sexually active?
- Do you kiss, touch each other's genitals, put your fingers in your partner's vagina or butt, put your penis in your partner's vagina or butt, receive a penis in your vagina or butt, give or receive oral sex?
- Has sex been something you have wanted or something you felt emotionally or physically forced into doing?
- Have you ever paid for sex or been paid for sex?
- Is sex pleasurable for you?
- Do you have any concerns about sex, orgasm?
- Any concerns about premature ejaculation or having a hard time getting aroused, wet, or hard?
- Do you do anything else that gives you and/or your partner sexual pleasure? Masturbation? Pornography? Drugs or alcohol with sex? Sex games or fantasy? Sadism or masochism? Fetishes or unusual ways to pleasure yourself or partner?
- (Remember to leave long and open pauses for patients to fill in the blanks or report other activities or interests)
| - Risk and harm reduction
- Explore sex for pleasure and pleasurable sex
- Explore sex's role in intimacy and mature relationship building
- Prepare for intimate partners, family planning
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