We examined whether hormonal contraception (HC) use predicts sexual frequency
throughout and across young women's intimate relationships. From 2008–2012, the …

Objective Women's contraceptive use at first sexual intercourse (FSI) may be associated with
subsequent sexual behaviors. We examined associations between contraceptive methods …

CONTEXT: Young adults have high rates of unintended childbearing and STDs, yet little
research has examined the role of relationship characteristics in their contraceptive use …

Leveraging 2.5 years of weekly data from the Relationship Dynamics and Social Life Study,
we investigate the relationship between young women's sexual concurrency and their …

CONTEXT Although expanding research has found that relationship characteristics can
shape contraceptive use among young adults, limited research has examined how …

Context: Despite widespread efforts to increase contraceptive use to prevent both pregnancy
and sexually transmitted diseases among sexually active adolescents, most prior work …

Women who are regularly cycling exhibit different partner preferences than those who use
hormonal contraception. Preliminary evidence appears to suggest that during pregnancy …

Objectives To understand how relationship status influences contraceptive use among
young people. Study Design Data were collected as part of a longitudinal study on hormonal …

Because decisions related to contraceptive behavior are often made by young adults in the
context of specific relationships, the relational context likely influences use of contraceptives …

CONTEXT Contraceptive decision making occurs in the context of relationships. Although
many individual‐level characteristics have been linked to youths' contraceptive use, less is …