The following paper aims to identify the influence of family in the experience of sexuality in adolescent girls. It is a field descriptive research with a qualitative approach which data collection happened through semi-structured interview. The participants were 18 female adolescents. Theme analysis was applied to interpretation and categorizing data. The results pointed the following categories: 'sex without unexpected situations: parents speak about prevention'; 'the repression of sexuality: between instituted rules and invisible agreements'; and 'become a woman: disciplinary speeches focused on gender'. It is necessary to fully give attention to the health of adolescent women, focusing on the social and cultural meanings attributed to sexuality. This way, the activities developed by health professionals with female adolescents should involve the family, which promotes the singularity of the individual in the society.
Sexuality; Adolescent; Family; Women's health; Nursing