Contraceptives
There are several ways to protect oneself from unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and AIDS. It is important to know all of the different forms of contraception and what they protect against, to be able to make informed decisions on which method to use.
Currently, abstinence-only-until-marriage programs do not allow educators to talk about different methods of contraception. And if they do, they must emphasize failure rates, rather than their overwhelming success rates.
This section provides information on what contraceptives are available, lesson plans for educating young people, and how parents can talk to their children about contraception.
What you should know
For Educators
For Parents
For Youth
Advocates' Publications on Contraceptives
- An Emergency Option for Preventing Pregnancy after Sex (Pamphlet) [html] [pdf]
- CDC's Condom Fact Sheets: A Comparison (Issues at a Glance) [html] [pdf]
- Communities Responding to the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention:
Volume IV: Improving Contraceptive Access for Teens [pdf]
- en español—Mejora del acceso de los adolescentes a los métodos anticonceptivos (Las comunidades responden al desafío de la prevención del embarazo de adolescentes, Volumen IV) [pdf]
- Contraceptive Access at School-Based Health Centers: Three Case Studies (Issues at a Glance) [html]
- Emergency Contraception: A Safe & Effective Contraceptive Option for Teens (The Facts) [html] [pdf]
- European Approaches to Adolescent Sexual Behavior & Responsibility [full study report pdf]
- Executive Summary & Call to Action [html] [pdf]
- Improving Youth's Access to Contraception in Latin America (Issues at a Glance) [html] [pdf]
- en español—Mejorando el Acceso de los Jóvenes a los Métodos Anticonceptivos en América Latina [html] [pdf]
- Legal Issues and School-Based and School-Linked Health Centers (Issues at a Glance) [html]
- Medical Organizations Support Condom Use (Issues at a Glance) [html] [pdf]
- Rights. Respect. Responsibility. Condom Campaign [posters and postcards]
- NEW! Science and Success, Second Edition: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections [full study report html] [full study report pdf]
- Science and Success in Developing Countries: Holistic Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections [full study report html] [full study report pdf]
- Serving the Future: An Update on Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Programs in Developing Countries (not available online in English)
- en español—Al servicio del futuro: Una actualización acerca de los programas de salud reproductiva y sexual de los adolescentes en países en desarrollo [pdf]
- en français—Servir l'avenir : Une mise à jour des programmes de santé reproductive et sexuelle des adolescents dans les pays en développement [pdf]
- Teenage Pregnancy, The Case for Prevention [html] [pdf]
- Teens and Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Issues for Health Care Providers & Educators (Issues at a Glance) [html] [pdf]
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