Teens Less Sexually Active US Reports
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Fewer teens in the US are engaging in sex, according to a study released by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Between 1995 and 2002 sexual activity among teenage girls and boys declined significantly and teen contraceptive use improved.
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An important new study shows that teaching kids about contraception doesn't necessarily change their sexual habits
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Fewer high school students were having sex and more were using condoms in 2005, according to the latest government report on the well-being of the nationâs children.
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About half of all students who attend public high schools in New York City are sexually active, and 25% engage in sexual behavior that puts them at high risk of contracting HIV, Newsday reports.
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WASHINGTON - American teenagers are waiting longer to engage in sexual intercourse and an overwhelming majority of those who are sexually active report using contraception, according to a comprehensive, well-respected government survey released Friday.
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This just in, from a global study on sexual well-being released last month: More than half of Americans are unhappy with their sex lives.
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Fewer U.S. teens are using marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government survey.
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Laws aimed at forcing teens to get  their parents' permission before getting contraception will do  nothing to scare youngsters off having sex and may in fact  increase rates of teen pregnancy, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.
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Teenagers who watch a lot of television  with sexual content are twice as likely to engage in  intercourse than those who watch few such programs, according  to a study published on Tuesday.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sex education programs do work to help discourage many teens from becoming sexually active before age 15, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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WASHINGTON -- Fewer teens are engaging in sexual activity than in the past, and those that do are more likely to use contraceptives, the government said Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Fewer teens are engaging in sexual activity than in the past, and those that do are more likely to use contraceptives, the government said Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Sex education in school may encourage teenagers to put off having sexual intercourse, the results of a U.S. government study suggests.
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A U.S. study of serious teenage delinquency suggests boys are exposed to higher levels of risk than are girls, and with less protection.
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Although fewer teens are drinking alcohol, those who do drink are consuming more than ever, a national survey reveals.
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Fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes or using illegal drugs, but a survey released Tuesday shows a troubling increase in the use of inhalants by younger adolescents.
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High school students in New Jersey were smoking, drinking, doing drugs and having sex less in 2005 than high school students in 2001, according to a survey released Tuesday.