But as the latest research from Brook finds, it's important for servicesto make boys feel welcome, even when they don't appear to be taking itseriously.
It's a hard lesson for sexual health clinics to learn, particularly ifthey are not solely young people- focused but cater for the wholecommunity, especially as others might be put off by the behaviour of14-year-old boys out for fun.
But once young men are familiar with the service, they are much morelikely to come back later when they do need advice. And it's essentialto get them to come back, because although there has been a steady risein the numbers of young men using sexual health services in recentyears, they remain a small minority compared with young women.
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