SMS Sex Education

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A video podcast that talks frankly about sex. A 3-D computer game that sends teens on missions and, in the process, teaches them about safe sex and the consequences of sex. Text messages that answer frequently asked questions about condoms, pregnancy, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and abuse. These are among the projects that educators and public health professionals across the country are tackling in hope of educating teenagers about sex. But rather than pass out pamphlets and hold workshops, they are trying to reach teens through the media they use to communicate, from MySpace to cell phones.