Adolescents experience some of the highest rates of unintended pregnancy among women
of all reproductive age groups. And despite the fact that adolescents often receive care in …

PURPOSE: Emergency departments (EDs) care for adolescent females with unmet
reproductive health care needs. Our objective was, among adolescents presenting to a …

Importance Birth to a teenaged mother is associated with adverse health and social
outcomes. Adolescents at risk for pregnancy may not receive needed reproductive health …

Objectives To determine pregnancy risk and receptiveness to emergency department (ED)-
based pregnancy prevention interventions among adolescents accessing care in the ED …

Clinicians across disciplines and practice settings are likely to encounter adolescents who
are at risk for a pregnancy. In 2010, 34.2/1000 15–19-year-old teens had a live birth in the …

Health care providers are faced with many challenges when working with adolescents.
Vague symptoms, unreliable menstrual history, and adolescent reluctance to disclose …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To explore pregnancy diagnosis, outcome choice, and time to referral
appointment for adolescents. DESIGN: A descriptive study using retrospective chart review …

Adolescents in the US experience disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancy compared with other industrialized countries, in …

Despite recent declines, the United States continues to have higher rates of adolescent
pregnancy, birth, and abortion than other industrialized countries [1]. In fact, almost one …

Abstract Study Objective Nearly 20 million adolescents receive emergency department (ED)
care each year, many of whom have untreated reproductive health issues. ED visits …