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Reproductive Health

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

Average age at first menstrual period for women 15-44 years old: 12.6

Percent of teens ages 15-19 who've ever had sexual intercourse: Females 47, Males 46

Leading contraceptive method among women under age 30: Pill

Source: Teenagers in the United States: Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing, 2002, Table 2 Supplement

Percent of women 15-44 years using the pill: 19

Percent of women 15-44 years using female sterilization: 17

Percent of women 15-44 years using the condom: 15

Percent of women 15-44 years using male sterilization: 6

Sources:  Use of Contraception and Use of Family Planning Services in the United States: 1982-2002, (Data for year 2002) Table 11

Related links

National Survey of Family Growth

Reproductive Health Links

CDC Division of Reproductive Health

National Institutes of Health

This page last reviewed October 31, 2007