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The adolescent and contraception: Issues and controversies
Author(s) -
Rosenfield Allan
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(81)90039-4
Subject(s) - fertility , developed country , ideal (ethics) , developing country , family planning , human sexuality , sexually active , subject (documents) , population , psychology , medicine , political science , research methodology , economic growth , computer science , law , economics , environmental health , library science
Issues relating to adolescent sexuality and high fertility in the U.S. are reviewed briefly. Similar issues in the developing world are discussed, with emphasis placed on the limited data on the subject currently available in most developing countries. The contraceptive options available for the sexually active teenager are presented, together with a discussion of the very difficult decisions and controversies that result from the lack of an ideal or even preferable method of contraception at present.