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.

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

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
April 2018 Fact Sheet
State Facts on Publicly Funded Family Planning Services
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
April 2018 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States: First Quarter 2018

Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Rachel Benson Gold
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
March 2018 Policy Analysis
“Refusal of Care” Rule: Guttmacher Institute Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
February 2018 Policy Analysis
New Name, Same Harm: Rebranding of Federal Abstinence-Only Programs

Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
HIV & STIs
Teens
February 2018 Policy Analysis
Coercion Is at the Heart of Social Conservatives’ Reproductive Health Agenda

Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Taking Stock of Year One of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Agenda Against Reproductive Health and Rights

Kinsey Hasstedt and Heather D. Boonstra,Rewire
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Teens
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

Laura D. Lindberg and Jesseca Boyer,The Hill
United States
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2017 Fact Sheet
American Adolescents’ Sources of Sexual Health Information
United States
Teens

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Hear From An Expert

Today’s teens are waiting longer than previous generations to have sex and are more likely to use contraception. Policies, education and services should support teens in becoming sexually healthy adults.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist

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