Study: Parent Notification Laws Won't Stop Teen Sex
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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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NEW YORK  - Many teenagers and young adults   fail to use condoms consistently, regardless of whether they   have sex with a serious or a "casual" partner, a new study   suggests.
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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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Abstinence-only sex education programs, a major plank in President Bush's education plan, have had no impact on teenagers' behavior in his home state of Texas, according to a new study.
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Nearly two-thirds of parents in a new survey want the government to place tighter controls on sex and violence on television, researchers said Thursday.
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Parents hope their daughters hook up with strangers at bars or Star Trek conventions rather than with people they meet online, a poll says. In Sex Drive Daily.
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Young American teenagers are becoming  intimate and having sex at an earlier age than their parents  suspect, according to a new survey.
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Can a terminally ill 7-year-old decide he doesn&#39;t want any more medical treatment? Are pediatricians obligated to tell parents when a teenager has a sexually transmitted disease?
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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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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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A study pins declining US teenage pregnancy rates on better use of contraception - not abstinence.
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A national study released Thursday showed that teenagers whose friends were sexually active were more likely to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.
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By Tammy Krikorian, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 10--The Internet gives East Valley parents plenty to worry about. Teens go online to socialize with friends and strangers, post personal photographs and even pour out their deepest secrets.
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By Randy Myers, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  May 29--In hopes of making the Internet a safer place for children, concerned parents tap into a multitude of resources.
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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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Fewer American teenagers are having sex, and those who do are using contraceptives more often, according to a new survey from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A move to give teenagers public   access to the morning-after contraceptive pill without parental   consent has polarized Chilean society, with many saying it's a   license for kids to have more sex.