Sex and America's Teenagers articles

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Acknowledgments.
January 1, 1994... This report builds on over a decade of research by The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) and many others. It represents two years of direct research, analysis and thought by AGI staff members Patricia Donovan, senior associate for law and public...

Summary.(adolescents and sexual behavior)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... Over the last century, the transition from childhood to adulthood has been radically, and probably irrevocably, altered. Many of the traditional markers of adulthood, such as full-time employment, economic independence, marriage and...

Rites of passage.(teenagers and initiation of sexual activity)
January 1, 1994... Sex is part of virtually everyone's life. For adults and teenagers alike, having sex can have positive or negative consequences. On the positive side, it can bring pleasure; draw a couple closer together; and lead to a desired pregnancy and...

The context of adolescents' lives.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... Adolescents today live in a country that is more diverse than the one their parents knew as teenagers. Increased mobility and communication have made the gap between rich and poor more visible, and tensions between racial and ethnic communities...

Sex among teenagers.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... Although sex is common among teenagers, it is not as widespread, and does not begin as early, as most adults believe. Adults generally think that teenagers start having sexual intercourse before they turn 16, (53) but few very young adolescents...

Risks and prevention of unintended pregnancy and STDs.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... A fertile woman has about a 3% chance of becoming pregnant in a single act of unprotected intercourse, although the risk ranges from virtually zero to 30%, depending on when during the menstrual cycle intercourse occurs. (84) Within a year,...

Incidence and consequences of STDs.(sexually transmitted diseases)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... Every year, 3 million teenagers acquire an STD. Adolescents thus account for a quarter of the 12 million new sexually transmitted infections that occur annually in the United States (134) (Figure 28, page 38). * About 25% of sexually...

Adolescent pregnancy.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... Most sexually experienced teenagers try to prevent pregnancy, and most young contraceptive users succeed in doing so. Nevertheless, 1 million adolescent women--12% of all women aged 15-19 and 21% of those who have had sexual intercourse--become...

Outcomes of adolescent pregnancies.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... A woman can resolve a pregnancy in one of three ways: She can have an abortion; she can give birth and become a parent; or she can give birth and relinquish the baby for adoption. The overwhelming majority of teenagers choose either abortion or...

Adolescent mothers and their children.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... One in four black women and one in seven white women are already mothers at age 19.(197) Young mothers are more likely than other teenagers, including those who become pregnant but have abortions, to come from economically and socially...

Organized responses to adolescent sexual and reproductive behavior.
January 1, 1994... Parents and other adults have long tried to influence and control the sexual behavior of adolescents, especially young women, through admonitions, curfews, limitations on dating and forced marriage. The last two decades have seen the...

Where do we go from Here?(adolescent sexuality and politics)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1994... Adolescent sexuality is a complex issue with trends and counter-trends that make it difficult for policymakers, parents and others to know how to respond. Even the facts often appear in doubt or contradictory. Periodically, the media trumpet...