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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.

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

December 2013 Policy Analysis
Leveling the Playing Field: The Promise of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Adolescents

Heather D. Boonstra,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
June 2013 Policy Analysis
Obama Administration Yields to the Courts and the Evidence, Allows Emergency Contraception to Be Sold Without Restrictions

Andrea Rowan,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Contraception
Teens
June 2013 Research Article
Receipt of Sexual Health Information From Parents, Teachers, and Healthcare Providers by Sexually Experienced U.S. Adolescents

Laura D. Lindberg,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Teens
March 2013 Policy Analysis
What Women Already Know: Documenting the Social and Economic Benefits of Family Planning

Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
March 2013 Research Article
Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Teens and Young Adults: Youth-Friendly and Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Services in U.S. Family Planning Facilities

Megan L. Kavanaugh, Jenna Jerman and Kathleen Ethier,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Contraception
Teens
February 2013 Report
U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2008: State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

Kathryn Kost and Stanley Henshaw
United States
Teens
January 2013 Research Article
Sexual Initiation, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy Among Young Adolescents

Lawrence B. Finer and Jesse Philbin,Pediatrics
United States
Teens
December 2012 Research Article
Long-acting Reversible Contraception for Adolescents and Young Adults: Patient and Provider Perspectives

Megan L. Kavanaugh, Lori F. Frohwirth, Jenna Jerman, Ronna Popkin and Kathleen Ethier
United States
Contraception
Teens
October 2012 Research Article
Consequences of Sex Education on Teen and Young Adult Sexual Behaviors and Outcomes

Laura D. Lindberg and Isaac Maddow-Zimet,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Contraception
Teens
July 2012 Report
Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents: A Review of State Laws and Policies

Jane Levine, Rachel Benson Gold, Elizabeth Nash and Abigail English
United States
Abortion
Teens

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Teens shouldn’t have to rely on rumors or myths for information about sex and reproduction. Comprehensive sex education is an important tool for getting them the accurate information they need.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist

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Guttmacher Institute

Good reproductive health policy starts with credible research

Good reproductive health policy starts with credible research

Teens

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

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

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

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

Leveling the Playing Field: The Promise of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Adolescents

United States

Obama Administration Yields to the Courts and the Evidence, Allows Emergency Contraception to Be Sold Without Restrictions

United States

Receipt of Sexual Health Information From Parents, Teachers, and Healthcare Providers by Sexually Experienced U.S. Adolescents

United States

What Women Already Know: Documenting the Social and Economic Benefits of Family Planning

United States

Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Teens and Young Adults: Youth-Friendly and Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Services in U.S. Family Planning Facilities

United States

U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2008: State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

United States

Sexual Initiation, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy Among Young Adolescents

United States

Long-acting Reversible Contraception for Adolescents and Young Adults: Patient and Provider Perspectives

United States

Consequences of Sex Education on Teen and Young Adult Sexual Behaviors and Outcomes

United States

Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents: A Review of State Laws and Policies

United States

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Laura D. Lindberg

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View sexual and reproductive health research and analysis in your state

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

believed that a principled stance, matched with the best evidence, could change the world. So do we.