These numbers highlight the need for more effective use of contraception in this population, especially high school students, of whom nearly half report having had sexual intercourse.3
Pediatricians play a unique and vital role in the lives of adolescents as trusted guides through a myriad of issues including contraception use. This article is intended to provide an easy guide for pediatricians to help facilitate counseling adolescents on contraception use and choice, with a focus on recommendations from the updated guidelines on contraception use in adolescents by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP