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In the United States approximately one of every eight young women between 15 and 19 years of age becomes pregnant, a rate that has not changed for the past 15 years.¹ The remarkable constancy of this discouraging figure masks two offsetting trends; increasing proportions of teenagers are sexually active and increasing proportions of sexually active teenagers are using contraception. Although there is a consensus that pregnancy during adolescence is a serious problem and that we need programs to reduce its incidence, this consensus has not led to clear public policies that have been successful in diminishing the problem.

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