Change In Birth Control

Birth control is more accessible to the general public than it has ever been before. There are 21 different types of birth control available, either by prescription or over the counter. Obtaining protection is now easier especially for teenagers using these items and is more socially acceptable than it was forty years ago. Unfortunately, birth control gives a false sense of security that many teenagers rely on, as seen in the graph below.

It is common that birth control can be an awkward conversational topic for teenagers when confronted by authority figures like parents or teachers and even when confronted by their partners. However, if teenagers have not reached an appropriate level in their maturity to comfortably talk about birth control or use birth control when put in sexual situations, then they should not be sexually active in the first place. One of the major problems with birth control stems from a lack of maturity, confidence and life experience.