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New Study Demonstrates Need for Dual Use of Condoms and Birth Control for Teens

NEW YORK, NY —(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016.  A new study in JAMA Pediatrics yesterday found that teens who use long-acting reversible contraception,  IUDs and implants, were 60 percent less likely to use condoms than teens who use the Pill.

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Statement from Leslie Kantor, PhD, MPH, Vice President of Education at Planned Parenthood Federation of America:

“This study underscores the need to promote dual use of birth control and condoms–as Planned Parenthood does every day through its education programs…

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