The adolescent years are a time of endless questions for girls: Why have my friends all gotten their periods and I haven't? How long should I wait to have sex? Why are my emotions so out of control? Girl Confidential tells young women how to stay sexually healthy as they transition through adolescence, puberty, and young adulthood. It is told through the eyes of a teenage girl, Rachel. Rachel journals about the changes she and her friends are experiencing. After each fictional story, author Gale Blakley, a gynecologist and obstetrician, answers Rachel's and her friends' questions about their physical and emotional changes. She discusses contraceptive methods, abstinence, safe sex, and how to avoid becoming a victim of dating violence. Blakley captures the reader with her vivid story telling and characters, and she encourages the reader to talk openly with a trusted adult and to make responsible choices.