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.

News Release

Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care
Research Article

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact
Report

Pregnancies, Births and Abortions Among Adolescents and Young Women in the United States, 2013: National and State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

April 2014 Infographic
Major reproductive health milestones in American women’s lives
United States
Contraception
Teens
April 2014 Infographic
Major reproductive health milestones in women's lives
United States
Contraception
Teens
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
October 2013 Video
Los servicios de planificación familiar apoyados con fondos públicos son esenciales
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
October 2013 Video
Publicly Supported Family Planning Services Are Essential
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
October 2013 Video
Los servicios de planificación familiar apoyados con fondos públicos son esenciales
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
October 2013 Video
Publicly Supported Family Planning Services Are Essential
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
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

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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

Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact

Pregnancies, Births and Abortions Among Adolescents and Young Women in the United States, 2013: National and State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

Major reproductive health milestones in American women’s lives

United States

Major reproductive health milestones in women's lives

United States

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

United States

Los servicios de planificación familiar apoyados con fondos públicos son esenciales

United States

Publicly Supported Family Planning Services Are Essential

United States

Los servicios de planificación familiar apoyados con fondos públicos son esenciales

United States

Publicly Supported Family Planning Services Are Essential

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

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Laura D. Lindberg

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