2011 Women’s Health statistics & facts
From the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
A sexually active teen who does not use contraception
has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within
a year. Page 7
The primary health risks to adolescents are behavioral,
not medical, such as a sedentary lifestyle, poor
nutritional habits, depression, cigarette smoking,
alcohol and illicit and prescription drug use, unsafe
driving, including driving under the influence of
alcohol, early initiation of sexual activity, and unprotected
sexual activity. Page 7
A nine-year, $8-million evaluation of federally funded abstinence-only-until-marriage programs found that these programs have no beneficial impact on young people’s sexual behavior. Students who received abstinence-only sex education were no more likely to delay sexual initiation, have fewer partners, or use condoms when they did become sexually active than were students who received other forms of sex education. Page 8
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