United States

Teens

As a leading authority on teen reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute estimates national and state-level teen pregnancy rates; documents teens’ access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and promotes fact-based, comprehensive sex education and youth-friendly, confidential services.

Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers
Fact Sheet

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States
Policy Analysis

It’s Time for Congress to Give All Young People the Sexual Health Resources They Need to Thrive

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

October 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
COVID Won’t Stop Young People From Having Sex. Let’s Get Them the Health Care They Need.

Laura D. Lindberg,Ms. Magazine
United States
Teens
October 2020 Report
Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2016: National and State Trends by Age

Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Kathryn Kost and Sean Finn
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
Teens
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Access to STI Services
United States
HIV & STIs
Teens
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Protecting Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Teens
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions
United States
Abortion
Teens
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Rights as Parents
United States
Teens
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services
United States
Contraception
Teens
September 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

Aletha Akers,Ms. Magazine
United States
Teens
August 2020 Research Article
Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

Asari Offiong, Laura D. Lindberg, Jacky M. Jennings, Patricia J. Dittus and Arik V. Marcell,Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
United States
Teens

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Hear From An Expert

Too many teens fall in the gap between parents and schools, with no reliable source of sexual health information.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist

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