For ages 13–17
Early enough
to know.
Learn about your body and health before you find yourself needing to understand something. Explore the topics and open what interests you.
Before asking for help
What will your parents be told?
Learn about confidentiality, the rules before and after your 16th birthday, and what you can ask before sharing personal information.
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What would you like to learn about?
Periods and menstrual cycles
Menstrual cycles, irregular periods, period pain, bleeding and how hormones may affect the body and feelings before and during a period.
Learn about your menstrual cycle
Understanding what happens in your body throughout the menstrual cycle can make it easier to recognise your own patterns.
When your periods are irregular
The number of days between periods can vary from month to month.
Period pain
Pain during a period is common, but severe pain should not simply be dismissed.
When you bleed heavily
Do you bleed through clothes, need to change products very often, or feel tired and dizzy? You can get help, even if you have only recently started having periods.
PMS
PMS involves physical or emotional symptoms that occur before a period and improve when the period starts or ends.
PMDD
PMDD is the most severe form of premenstrual symptoms and particularly affects emotions and everyday functioning.
Women’s health
Conditions that can cause pain or affect periods, hormones or genital health, and that may be useful to understand early.
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is found elsewhere in the body.
Adenomyosis
Adenomyosis is a condition affecting the uterus that can cause severe period pain and heavy bleeding.
PMOS
PMOS is a condition that may affect hormones, periods, skin, hair growth, metabolism and mental wellbeing.
Vulvodynia and vaginismus
Pain around the vaginal opening or involuntary muscle tightening can make touching, using tampons or sex painful.
Genital health
Vaginal discharge, itching, burning, changes in odour and other changes in the genital area.
Contraception and pregnancy
Contraception, possible side effects and mood changes, emergency contraception, pregnancy tests and what may happen next if pregnancy is possible.
What contraceptive methods are available?
Contraception is used to reduce the risk of pregnancy. Different methods work in different ways.
Can contraception affect my mood?
Some people notice changes in mood when they start hormonal contraception. It is reasonable to ask whether there may be a connection.
Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception can reduce the risk of pregnancy after unprotected sex or if regular contraception did not work as intended.
Pregnancy test
A pregnancy test can show whether you are pregnant. You can take a home urine test or get help at a youth health clinic.
Pregnancy and your options
If a pregnancy test is positive, find out about your options and whom you can talk to.
Full resource in Norwegian
If you are considering abortion
Information about abortion, your rights and whom you can speak with before making a decision.
Full resource in Norwegian
Sex and sexual health
Testing, sexually transmitted infections, consent, rape, sexual assault, age of consent and personal boundaries.
Sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections can be passed on through sexual contact.
Testing for sexually transmitted infections
The tests used depend on which infection is suspected and what kind of sexual contact has taken place.
Consent and respect for each other's boundaries
Consent means that sexual contact is voluntary and wanted by everyone involved.
What is rape?
Rape can happen without physical violence, threats or visible injuries. It can also happen between people who know each other.
Age of consent
The age of sexual consent in Norway is 16.
When a sexual experience was unwanted
If something sexual happened that you did not want, you can receive support and help.
Boundaries, relationships and online life
Your own and other people’s boundaries, responsibility among friends, pressure, control and what happens online.
Pressure and control
Pressure and control can be difficult to recognise because they do not always begin with something that seems serious.
Friends, boundaries and responsibility
You can support a friend, speak up about pressure and take responsibility for how you treat others.
Intimate images, sharing and pressure online
Learn about intimate images, sharing, pressure, threats and what you can do if something has happened.
Full resource in Norwegian
Body and mental health
Body image pressure, food, exercise, stress, anxiety, sadness and overwhelming thoughts or feelings.
Body image pressure
Body image pressure means expectations about what bodies should look like.
Stress and anxiety
Stress is the body's way of preparing to manage demands or challenges.
When you feel sad or low a lot
Everyone can have difficult periods. Getting help becomes important when these feelings last a long time or affect how you function.
When thoughts about food and your body take over
Thoughts about food, your body and exercise, and when it may be helpful to talk to someone.
Full resource in Norwegian
When things become overwhelming
When thoughts or feelings become so difficult that you need help or someone to talk to.
Full resource in Norwegian
Healthcare
What a school nurse or doctor can help with, and what to expect when asking for help.
School nurses and youth health clinics
You can speak with a school nurse or visit a youth health clinic with questions about both physical and mental health.
What happens at a doctor's appointment?
You can visit a doctor about symptoms you notice, even if you do not yet know the cause.
Gynaecological examination
A gynaecological examination is an examination of the genital area. It is not necessary in every situation.