RT Book, Section
A1 Wiemann, Constance M.
A1 Monasterio, Erica B.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182922968
T1 Sexual Behavior
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182922968
RD 2024/04/24
AB While  sexual  behavior  during  adolescence  includes  the  entire  continuum  of  sexual  expression,  national  data  is  sparse  for  any  sexual  behaviors  other  than  heterosexual  intercourse,  which  has  decreased  over  the  past  20  years.  Currently,  79%  of  adolescents  report  using  some  form  of  contraception  at  first  intercourse  and  86%  used  a  method  to  prevent  pregnancy  at  last  intercourse.  These  trends  and  the  availability  of  long-acting  reversible  contraceptive  methods  and  emergency  contraception  have  resulted  in  substantial  declines  in  rates  of  teenage  pregnancy,  births,  and  abortion.