“I regret the first time I had sex. I was very young, naive and irresponsible. I was under the impression that all of my friends were having sex, which I now know was not true.”
—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.
Foreign Teens More Successful at Preventing Pregnancy
America has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the developed world. With close to one million teen girls becoming pregnant, the rate is nearly four times higher than France and nearly five times as high as Germany. What's going on?
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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