What are the best forms of birth control?
First, parents should discuss with their teens why abstinence, delaying intimate relationships and avoiding additional responsibilities that accompany sexual activity are preferred. For those who are already sexually active, both physicians on the panel could not stress enough the importance of condom use to avoid STDs. Dr.Sugarman compares condoms to toilet paper, as a necessary personal hygiene product for the sexually active. Dr. Sugarman also teaches her patients that they have three methods of birth control before any clothing is removed: 1) Their heads: Think of long-term goals, stay clear-headed and use good judgment by not indulging in alcohol and drugs. 2) Their mouths: She explains to teens that if they can’t have frank discussions with their partners with clothes on about their limits and expectations, then they will find discussing STDs and pregnancy even more difficult. 3) Their pants: If teens keep them on, they will not have to use other forms of birth control! Again, st
