Federal Health Officials-Teen Pregnancy Rate-Contraceptives

More Teen Girls Using Contraceptives: CDC

THURSDAY, May 3 (Healthday News) -- More teenage girls are using contraceptives, which may explain part of the dramatic drop in the U.S. teen pregnancy rate, federal health officials reported Thursday. read more..

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More Teen Girls Using Contraceptives: CDC

THURSDAY, May 3 (Healthday News) -- More teenage girls are using contraceptives, which may explain part of the dramatic drop in the U.S. teen pregnancy rate, federal health officials reported Thursday. read more..

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Racial And Ethnic Groups-Teen Pregnancy Rate-Abortion Rates-Hispanic Teens

Teen pregnancy, abortion rates at record low, study says

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives sent the overall teen pregnancy rate to its lowest level since at least 1972, a study showed on Wednesday. But disparities among racial and ethnic groups continued to persist, with black and Hispanic teens experiencing pregnancy and abortion rates two to four times higher than their white peers, the Guttmacher Institute, the nonprofit sexual health research group that conducted the analysis, said. ... read more..

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