“The first time I had sex is something I regret very much. Now that I think about it, I was very young and naive and irresponsible. I believe that I was under the...”
—Lee, 17, Oregon
Before having sex, it’s important to know how you can protect yourself from pregnancy and STDs. Get info on birth control and condoms, including how to get them, use them and how well they work.
Teen Girls Respond to FDA Ruling on Emergency Contraception
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently ignored the recommendations of two of his own advisory panels when he ruled that the emergency contraceptive Plan B cannot be sold nationally without a prescription.
How can I get birth control? How much does it cost? Do they tell my parents? How do I buy a condom? What kind do I buy? What do I do if a condom breaks? What is emergency contraception? Is it the same as the "morning-after pill"?
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