Sexuality Education in Schools - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

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Sexuality Education in Schools

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2018;40(12):731-732

DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676776

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The Brazilian Committee Specialized in Sexology of the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO) and the Brazilian Association of Studies on Human Sexuality (SBRASH) have been asked to talk about the controversy involving sexuality education (SE) in elementary and high schools. The broad discussion of the members of the FEBRASGO committee and the board of SBRASH, that is, physicians (gynecologists, obstetricians, psychiatrists and urologists), psychologists, and educators, resulted in the present editorial.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), SE should be a comprehensive educational process on sexuality, comprising knowledge, skills, and values that enable young people to make informed and responsible choices related to their sexual experiences. Sexuality education offers opportunities to explore and build one’s own values, behaviors, and attitudes to acquire decision-making skills, improve communication skills, and reduce behaviors that represent sexual and general risks.

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