History Literature / YouthInSexualEcstasy

* TrueStoryInMyUniverse: The first book exists in the sequel as having being written by Efren.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Joanna delivers one to Efren right after he finishes having sex with her, for failing to satisfy her.

* MeetCute: Efren accidentally spills coffee on Dhamar while leaving from his first session with Dr. Marin.

* SocietyMarchesOn: When Efren proposes Dhamar to move in together first to test compatibility without getting married, Dhamar refuses by saying that she prefers being a divorced woman, protected by law, than cohabitation with no guarantees. This book was written before some governments started recognizing cohabitation and assigning benefits to them. Also the economic reasons for cohabitation of recent times are never discussed.

''Youth in Sexual Ecstasy'' (Juventud en Extasis) is a novel by the Mexican author of self-help books Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sanchez.

* STDImmunity: Averted as mentioned above.

* DeadLittleSister: Efren grew up thinking of his sister Marietta as this, [[spoiler: turns out that he was mistaken]].

The plot is centered on Efren Alvear, a college-aged young man with an active sex life, who on the night's prom he starts a conversation with Joanna, an attractive girl whom he has a crush on, after a few drinks and dancing he sleeps with her but finds the experience unfulfilling. Worse, he acquires an STD; while looking for a physician he comes across the card of a specialist on "sexual dysfunctions" called Dr. Asaf Marin. Efren goes to him for his STD treatment but the doctor in his several sessions with him makes him change on his views on love and sex.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: The sequel, in its section dedicated to homosexuality, it says that homosexuality is the product of a "terrible loneliness" or "exposure to pornography at a young age" or "[[RapeAndSwitch past sexual abuses]]"

* CureYourGays: The sequel also deals with the topic of homosexuality, and gives it the treatment that gays can become straight via voluntary conversion therapy.

The plot is centered on Efren Alvear, a college-aged young man with an active sexual life, who on the night's prom he starts a conversation with Joanna, an attractive girl whom he has a crush on, after a few drinks and dancing he sleeps with her but finds the experience unfulfilling. Worse, he acquires an STD; while looking for a physician he comes across the card of a specialist on "sexual dysfunctions" called Dr. Asaf Marin. Efren goes to him for his STD treatment but the doctor in his several sessions with him makes him change on his views on love and sex.

* EveryoneHasLotsOfSex: Efren says this to Dr. Marin to justify his lifestyle.

A sequel/follow-up was written by the same author. On it Efren, now an older man, has to deal with supporting and protecting his daughter from her abusive boyfriend and dealing with the the strange murder of one of her friends, while arming her daughter and her classmates with the ideas of the previous book.

A sequel/follow-up was written by the same author. On it Efren now an older man has to deal with supporting and protecting his daughter from her abusive boyfriend and dealing with the the strange murder of one of her friends, while arming her daughter and her classmates with the ideas of the previous book.

A sequel/follow-up was written by the same author. Compare and contrast to ''Literature/TheGame''

* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Efren and Dhamar and the end.]]

* ReformedRake: Reconstructed, Efren still suffers the effects of his previous loveless sexual experiences (the "garbage" Dr. Marin mentioned) [[spoiler: during his marriage with Dhamar]], but [[ThePowerOfLove with the support from his wife]] he is able to overcome them and be happy with her.

* ReformedRake: Reconstructed, Efren still suffers the effects of his previous loveless sexual experiences (the "garbage" Dr. Marin mentioned) [[spoiler: during his marriage with Dhamar]], but [[thePowerOfLove with the support from his wife]] he is able to overcome them and be happy with her.