More teens using oral contraceptives

April 12, 2011

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — More U.S. teenagers are using birth control pills, according to a new study by Thomson Reuters released on Thursday.

Eighteen percent of teenage women ages 13 to 18 filled prescriptions for oral contraceptives in 2009, a proportion that has steadily risen since 2002, the study found.  (MSNBC)