​Policy and Guidelines

Adolescent Sexual Health-related AAP Policy Statements 

• Achieving Quality Health Services for Adolescents
  

• Adolescents and HIV Infection: The Pediatrician's Role in Promoting Routine Testing

• Adolescent Pregnancy: Current Trends and Issues
  

• Adolescent's Right to Confidential Care when Considering Abortion  
  

• Barrier Protection Use by Adolescents During Sexual Activity (Policy Statement and Technical Report) 
  
  

• Care of the Adolescent After an Acute Sexual Assault 
  

• Contraception for Adolescents​ (Polic​y Statement and ​Technical Report) 
  

• Contraception for HIV-Infected Adolescents 
  

• Counseling Adolescents on Pregnancy Options 
  

• Diagnosis of Pregnancy and Providing Options Counseling for the Adolescent Patient
  

• Emergency Contraception
  

• Gynecologic Examination for Adolescents in the Pediatric Office Setting
  

• Identification and Care of HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Infants, Children, and Adolescents in Foster Care 
  

• Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Specific Issues for Adolescents
  

• Male Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care 
  

• Menstruation in Girls and Adolescents: Using the Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign (joint with ACOG) 
  

• Menstrual Management for Adolescents with Disabilities 
  

• Psychosocial Support for Youth Living With HIV 
  

• Standards for Health Information Technology to Ensure Adolescent Privacy 
  

• Screening for Nonviral Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents and Young Adults 
  

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services in the Pediatric Setting
  

• Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents 
  

• Transitioning HIV-Infected Youth Into Adult Health Care 
  

• Office-based Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth (Policy Statement and Technical Report) 
  

Adolescent Sexual Health- related Guidelines Endorsed by the AAP 

• 2015 Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment Guidelines (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC) 
  

• Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (American Academy of Pediatrics) 
  

• US Selected Practice Recommendations (US SPR) for Contraceptive Use, 2016 (CDC) 
  

• Women's Preventive Service Guidelines (Health Resources & Services Administration HRSA)