Details of a leaflet, produced by the Centre for HIV and Sexual Health at NHS Sheffield, were first reported by CYP Now on 2 July.
Since then, scores of newspapers and internet sites across the world have picked up on the issue, with many of the reports suggesting the pamphlet encourages sex and promotes masturbation.
Simon Blake, chief executive of sex advice charity Brook, said many media outlets have sensationalised certain aspects of the pamphlet while disregarding the wider debate.
Besides suggesting raising masturbation as a normal and healthy activity, the pamphlet makes a number of other points about the importance of engaging young people in a franker discussion about sex.
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