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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-5
pubmed:keyword
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0300-8495
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
847-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: 20-50% of 16 year olds in Australia have had sexual intercourse and most of them started on average 8 months before using any contraceptive. Family practitioners should inquire about actual and expected sexual activity, examine the adolescent, and take a comprehensive history so as to adequately assess his or her contraceptive needs. They should also encourage adolescents to postpone sexual intercourse since early sexual intercourse may post physical and emotional health problems and abstinence is the most effective form of birth control. For adolescents who have infrequent sexual intercourse the condom with a spermicide is perfect. They provide the best protection against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. If an adolescent frequently has sexual intercourse and is motivated, however, the most effective reversible contraceptive to take would be an oral contraceptive (OC), especially the low dose triphasic steroidal OC. To determine and encourage compliance, physicians should not only provide clear oral and written instructions on OC use, but schedule follow up visits. The IUD is not a suitable contraceptive for the typical female adolescent, but in some cases it may be appropriate. Since the prostestogen only OC must be taken within 2-3 hours of the selected times each day, it generally is not appropriate for adolescents. Disadvantages of using a diaphragm for adolescents include the size may need to change and frequent medical examinations. The ovulation and rhythm methods are also not advised for adolescents because of the high level of motivation needed for them to be effective. Physicians should encourage every adolescent to tell his or her parents but if the adolescent insists he or she will not inform the parents and will have sexual relations regardless of using contraception or not, the physician can most likely prescribe a contraceptive.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Contraception for adolescents.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article