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​This review examines issues surrounding sexual health in adolescent and young adult (AYA) males and highlights gaps in care and the need for more sexual education in this population. Studies show that use of sexual and reproductive health care services by young males is low, for a variety of reasons. Principal among these is the fact that the components of young men’s sexual and reproductive health care have been poorly defined and have historically received little attention.
In addition, data show that primary care providers are 3 times more likely to take sexual health histories from female patients than male patients and twice as likely to counsel female patients on the use of condoms. Finally, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more likely to be asymptomatic among males.