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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.

  • Teen Pregnancy
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  • Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

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    Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

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

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 18

    average age at first sex in the United States
  • 37

    states require parental consent for minors seeking abortions
  • 66%

    of sexually active U.S. teenage women practice contraception

Resources

  • November 2020 Policy Analysis

    Not Up for Debate: LGBTQ People Need and Deserve Tailored Sexual and Reproductive Health Care

    Ruth Dawson and Tracy Leong

    United States

    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • November 2020 Research Article

    Sexual orientation-related differences in contraceptive use: a brief report based on a cohort of adolescent and young women

    Brittany M. Charlton, Colleen A. Reynolds, Elizabeth Janiak, Amy D. DiVasta, Rachel K. Jones, Jorge E. Chavarro, Vishnudas Sarda and S. Bryn Austin,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • 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
  • 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
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    Just $10 Per Person a Year Could Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to All—Will the United States Help Make That Happen?

    Zara Ahmed

    United States

    • Abortion
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  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Reducing STI Cases: Young People Deserve Better Sexual Health Information and Services

    Leah H. Keller,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
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  • April 2020 Fact Sheet

    Contraceptive Use Among Adolescents in the United States

    United States

    • Contraception
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  • February 2020 Policy Analysis

    Expanding the Scope of Sex Education and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program: A Work in Progress

    Leah H. Keller and Laura D. Lindberg

    United States

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A lack of adequate and consistent resources can affect any of the services that school-based health centers provide, not just contraceptive services. Coupled with the seemingly ever-rising cost of contraceptive supplies to health care providers, it may make expanding the range of reproductive health services for students even more difficult

Heather D. Boonstra

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