Loughton told delegates at a fringe meeting at the Conservative party conference it was important that personal, social and health education (PSHE) became part of the national curriculum as current teaching was a "postcode lottery".
"Clearly what needs to be done is to have a trained pool of specialists, probably not teachers, maybe outside organisations such as Brook, to give more sensitive and sensible messages to young people," he said.
Through specially trained doctors, nurses, counsellors and outreach and information workers, Brook currently provides information to around 200,000 young people each year.
Loughton added that other organisations outside education needed to take responsibility on the issue, highlighting a lack of advice in the media, particularly for boys and young men.
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