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Sex and Contraceptive Education for Teenagers, Resources

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:17 pm


Sex and Contraceptive Education for Teenagers

About 20% of the decline in teen pregnancy rates since 1991 is thought to be related to a decrease in sexual activity among adolescents. According to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), fewer teens are having sexual intercourse and teens have fewer sexual partners than in the past.

The other 80% of the decline in teen pregnancies is thought to be associated with more effective birth control practice. In particular, the number of tee...Read the full article

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