There are many issues regarding the use of
contraceptives. Here are two articles that I will analyze regarding them.
The
first article by Milly Dawson, titled "Parents Prefer Some, Often
Less-Effective, Birth Control Methods for Teens." First talks about how if
more parents are accepting of their daughter's autonomy, they are more willing
to see a doctor for birth control pills and condoms. The author cites Lauren
Hartman from the Journal of Adolescent
Health. She writes that teen
pregnancy and STDs are still very high because better contraceptives aren’t
used. She found that 59% of parents/guardians favored birth controls, 51% condoms,
46% injections, 45% morning-after pills, 42% patches, and 32% implants. IUDs
were the lowest accepted (18%) in the study. Researchers surmised that long
term contraceptives were not as popular because parents aren’t in favor of
on-going sexual relationships. Cori Baill, M.D., believes these results may
relate to the Dalkon shield IUD incidents in the past. Baill believes parents
should notice that the risks of pregnancy outweigh those of contraceptives.
The
next article by Charles Bankhead, titled "IUDs, Implants Best Teen Birth
Control, ACOG Says.” Starts off with the ACOG stating that implants and
intrauterine devices have the best protection against pregnancy. It states that
teens who use short term contraceptives are at more risk of becoming pregnant
than those who use long term ones. ACOG
states that short term contraceptives are too weak, leading to unexpected
pregnancies in the long run. Short term contraceptives results in 80% of unintentional
teen pregnancies, 20% of these are in the U.S. One study of women 15 to 45,
some using short-term, others using long-term contraceptives. Found that continuation
was higher as of the long-term contraceptives. Unexpected pregnancies were 22
times worse with short-term contraceptives. Both IUDs and implant
contraceptives were viewed favorably in this study. ACOG suggests that doctors
recommend these to better prevent HIVs and STDs. However, ACOG acknowledges
that these types are unfamiliar to adolescents, expensive, not as available,
and come with their own health concerns. So, they recommend that public clinics
deal with these problems.
The
use of contraceptives is very important issue to discuss. These are just a
little information people should know before they do.
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