Age pathways

Choose your age pathway

Pick the band that is closest to you. It changes how much explanation each page gives and which articles are recommended first — and nothing else.

Ages 10-12

Getting ready for what is coming

You are starting to notice things changing, sometimes before anything has actually started. This pathway explains what is about to happen and what is happening now, in plain words.

Not everyone's puberty has started at twelve. Some people notice breast development or body hair around ten, and some not until fourteen. Both are normal. The single most useful thing to know on this page is that there is no deadline.
- What puberty actually is The plainest possible explanation, with no jargon and nothing hidden.
- The changes you might notice first Height, body shape, skin and hair — what is normal and what is not.
- Your body, your privacy Boundaries, consent, and which adults you can always ask.
Open the ages 10-12 pathway
24 articles at this level
Ages 13-15

Understanding your changing body

For most people this is the stage where puberty becomes impossible to ignore. This pathway covers the biology, the practical questions, and how to start finding trustworthy health information for yourself.

This is the age band where body changes become visible to other people, and where the pressure to look a certain way really starts. That pressure is not a health matter, and treating it as one is how people end up doing harmful things to their bodies.
- Puberty and hormones in more depth What the hormones actually are doing to your body.
- Periods, pain and irregular cycles What varies, what is worth asking about, and what pain relief works.
- STIs, HIV and protection How infections spread, how they are tested, and what prevention actually involves.
Open the ages 13-15 pathway
38 articles at this level
Ages 16-19

Deeper health and independence

This pathway is for someone who may be booking their own appointments, making their own decisions about care, and thinking about longer-term health. It takes the biology seriously and takes your autonomy seriously.

Most of what people regret about their early health experiences is not the information they were given — it is the information they did not receive, or received too late, or were too embarrassed to ask for. Nothing on this page is too basic for you now.
- Consent, coercion and healthy relationships How to tell the difference between a choice and pressure.
- Contraception and pregnancy What each method actually does, and what it does not do.
- Understanding healthcare Appointments, confidentiality, tests and results, end to end.
Open the ages 16-19 pathway
32 articles at this level
Ages 20-22

Young adult health

Body changes continue into your twenties, and a number of things are now worth doing preventively rather than reactively. This pathway covers ongoing development, managing recurring symptoms, and making sense of results.

The habits that matter at twenty are mostly unglamorous: sleep, movement, vaccines, and getting things checked rather than waiting. Most of the conditions that cause real problems in later life are caught early by people who did something boring on purpose.
- Preventive screening and vaccination What is worth doing, and what depends on your circumstances.
- Managing recurring symptoms How to track, describe and get a plan for something that keeps coming back.
- Contraception and fertility Long-term options, and what fertility actually means.
Open the ages 20-22 pathway
27 articles at this level

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