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Educational modules for boys focused on normalizing physical transformations: Growth spurts and voice deepening. The development of facial and body hair. The development of facial and body hair
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As one Dutch teenager put it in a focus group: "Knowing about sperm and eggs is fine. But knowing what to do when you like someone so much you can't sleep—and knowing you have the right to say no—that's what actually helped me."
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