While about 40% of sexually active teens report not using condoms during their last romantic encounter, according to the Centers for Disease Control, other contraception, including the pill and IUDs (intrauterine device), have been used much more frequently by teenage girls. And that’s what doctors advise, since condom use alone has been found unreliable in preventing pregnancy.

Additionally, teenage virginity – abstinence – is up by 8 percent since 1990.