Achieving sexual maturity

The film deals with the sexual anatomy, physiology and behaviour of both sexes from conception to adulthood. It uses explicit live photography of nude males and females to explain external sexual anatomy - and graphics and diagrams for internal anatomy. It moves, in order through conception embryonic development, early childhood puberty, adolescence and adulthood. The film describes ovulation and menstruation in girls, ejaculation in boys and treats masturbation as a normal sexual activity in both sexes. At appropriate times through out the film, young people express spontaneous feelings and tell of individual experiences.

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Deals with the sexual anatomy, physiology, and behavior of both sexes from conception through adulthood. Uses explicit, live photography of nude adult males and females to explain sexual anatomy, and graphics and diagrams to show internal anatomy

More in Human Sexuality Series

  1. Achieving sexual maturity 1973
  2. The Sexually Mature Adult 1973
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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description
  2. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
  3. 16mm Filmography editors — year, creator, length, format, sound, genre, catalog record