Fast Facts
16,000 US teens are infected with an STI every weekend
1 in 3 teen girls will be pregnant by age 20
Pregnancy can occur any time you have sex
25% of Idaho teens have an STI
Alcohol is the #1 drug used when someone is raped
6 babies are born to teens in Idaho each day
1 in 4 Idaho teens has an STI
Half of U.S. high school students have had sex
1 in 3 teen girls will be pregnant by age 20
25% of new STIs occur in teenagers
15 million new STI cases occur yearly in the US
66% of all STIs occur in people age 25 or younger
6 in 10 U.S. teens wished they’d waited longer to have sex

Do These Options Work?
True or False (Mouseover to Find Out)

  1. Douching prevents pregnancy.
  2. Urinating after sexual intercourse prevents pregnancy.
  3. Homemade condoms fashioned from saran wrap, plastic bags, or sandwich bags prevents pregnancy.
  4. Stopping intercourse before the woman has an orgasm prevents pregnancy.
  5. Stopping intercourse before the male ejaculates (pull-out) prevents pregnancy.
  6. Having sex standing up prevents pregnancy.
  7. Having sex during your period prevents pregnancy.
False
False
False
False
False
False
False

Birth Control Methods
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Vaginal Suppositories or Foam
Condom
Diaphram
Abstinence
Sterilization
Patch
Pill
Vaginal Ring
Depo-Parvera
Implanon
Fertillity Awareness Method
Mirena IUD/Copper-T IUD