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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.

Research Article

Trends in U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use, 2006-2019
Report

Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2017: National and State Trends by Age
Fact Sheet

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

February 2021 Policy Analysis
Adolescents Deserve Better: What the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Can Do to Bolster Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

Leah H. Keller,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Teens
January 2021 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

Laura D. Lindberg,Rewire
United States
Teens
December 2020 Research Article
Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

Leslie M. Kantor, Laura D. Lindberg, Yara Tashkandi, Jennifer S. Hirsch and John S. Santelli,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Teens
December 2020 Report
Assessing State-Level Variations in High School Students’ Sexual and Contraceptive Behavior: The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

Laura D. Lindberg, Zoe H. Pleasure and Ayana Douglas-Hall
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
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
Contraception
Pregnancy
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

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We need to focus on the context of teen sex. Research shows that teens are more likely to use contraception when they have consensual sex in an established relationship with a similar age partner.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist

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Teens

Trends in U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use, 2006-2019

Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2017: National and State Trends by Age

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

Adolescents Deserve Better: What the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Can Do to Bolster Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

United States

Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

United States

Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

United States

Assessing State-Level Variations in High School Students’ Sexual and Contraceptive Behavior: The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

United States

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

United States

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

United States

COVID Won’t Stop Young People From Having Sex. Let’s Get Them the Health Care They Need.

United States

Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2016: National and State Trends by Age

United States

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

United States

Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

United States

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