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.

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
Policy Analysis

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

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

November 2018 Policy Analysis
Ensuring Adolescents’ Ability to Obtain Confidential Family Planning Services in Title X

Kinsey Hasstedt,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Contraception
Teens
September 2018 Policy Analysis
A Time to Lead: A Roadmap for Progress on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Worldwide

Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
September 2018 Report
Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive and Condom Use Among U.S. High School Students, 2013‒2017

Elizabeth Witwer, Rachel K. Jones and Laura D. Lindberg
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
September 2018 News Release
Most Sexually Active U.S. High School Students Make Decisions That Support Their Sexual Health
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
August 2018 News Release
Improvements in Contraceptive Use Continue to Drive Declines in Pregnancy Among U.S. Adolescents
United States
Contraception
Teens
August 2018 Research Article
Changing Patterns of Contraceptive Use and the Decline in Rates of Pregnancy and Birth Among U.S. Adolescents, 2007–2014

Laura D. Lindberg, John S. Santelli and Sheila Desai,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Contraception
Teens
July 2018 Policy Analysis
Proposed Changes to the Title X National Family Planning Program: Guttmacher Institute Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
United States
Contraception
Teens
June 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
A Domestic Gag Rule and More: The Administration’s Proposed Changes to Title X

Kinsey Hasstedt,Health Affairs Blog
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Teens
May 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Was on the Right Track, Now It’s Being Dismantled

Jesseca Boyer,Health Affairs Blog
United States
Teens
May 2018 News in Context
The Trump Administration’s Irresponsible Use of Research in Pushing Its Abstinence-Only Agenda into Title X

Laura D. Lindberg and Kinsey Hasstedt
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
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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