Birth Control and Contreceptive Use for High School Students

How many high school students are having sex? A 1999 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 65 percent of 12th-graders and 39 percent of high school freshmen were sexually active. Overall, 52 percent of high school-age boys and 48 percent of high school girls were having sexual intercourse. About 80 percent of 19 year olds have had sex. These facts are taken from a nationwide study taken in 1999 and the trend is going up. Teen pregnancies occur …

…openly to their son/daughter about birth control, and make it readily available to him/her without bombarding them with questions or concerns about their sexual activity. This will serve as a benefit for both parents and teens whereas the child will have a greatly reduced risk of pregnancy while the parents can feel more relaxed about the issue and a great deal of trust between the child and parent will be built as well.