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Many Teens, Young Adults Saying No to Birth Control

About half of all sexually active unmarried young adults are not using contraception even though most think pregnancy should be planned, according to a study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
  • Researchers surveyed 1,800 people ages 18 to 29 about their use of contraceptives.
  • Forty percent said it did not matter whether people use birth control.
  • Over 60 percent said they knew little or nothing about birth control pills, and 30 percent said they had little knowledge of condoms.
  • About one third of respondents said that birth control pills cause serious health problems such as cancer.
  • Almost 30 percent of women and 42 percent of men said it was "at least slightly likely" that they would have unprotected sex in the next three months.
According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned.

Labels: pregnancy, birth-control

Posted By: Aspen/CRC