Dr. Miriam Grossman, author of "Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student," will speak today at 2:30 p.m. at the National Press Club. The event featuring Dr. Grossman, who works for UCLA health services, is sponsored by the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.

Last week, staff writer Cheryl Wetzstein interviewed Dr. Grossman, who explained how the education system fails to provide young women with important information about sex, relationships and health:

Young women aren't taught that, for biological reasons, they are likely to bond emotionally with the men with whom they have sex and this is part of the reason they often feel angry, distressed or depressed after casual sexual activity.

Teenage girls are not taught that their reproductive systems are more vulnerable to infections than those of older women. This is why telling teens to delay sexual intercourse is "sound medical advice," she says.

Young women aren't warned that being diagnosed with an STD is often a shocking and traumatic event, and that medical treatments cannot guarantee that their STDs will not continue to cause problems, especially when they are trying to get pregnant or give birth.

Young women are not encouraged to talk about their abortion experiences even though their crying spells, insomnia and depression may be linked to such an event.