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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.

  • Teen Pregnancy
  • State Policies on Teens
  • Fact Sheet

    Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

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    State Laws and Policies

    An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People

  • 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

  • 66%

    of sexually active U.S. teenage women practice contraception
  • 37

    states require parental consent for minors seeking abortions
  • 18

    average age at first sex in the United States

Resources

  • May 2014 Infographic

    U.S. teen pregnancy, birth and abortion rates have reach historic lows, 2010

    United States

    • Abortion
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  • May 2014 Report

    U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2010: National and State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

    Kathryn KostandStanley Henshaw

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • April 2014 Infographic

    Contraceptive use at first sex has become the norm among U.S. teens

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • April 2014 News Release

    Growing Gap Between First Sex and First Birth Means Women Face Longer Period of Risk for Unintended Pregnancy

    United States

    • Contraception
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  • April 2014 Research Article

    Trends in Ages at Key Reproductive Transitions in the United States, 1951–2010

    Lawrence B. FinerandJesse Philbin,Women's Health Issues

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  • April 2014 Infographic

    Major reproductive health milestones in American women’s lives

    United States

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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

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Too many teens fall in the gap between parents and schools, with no reliable source of sexual health information.

Laura D. Lindberg

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