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Article: Ask about concerns: some teens fear effects of hormonal contraception use.(Gynecology)
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- OB GYN News
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- September 15, 2004
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ST. LOUIS -- Young adolescent girls in the inner city may have misperceptions of hormonal contraception, worrying especially that the menstrual irregularities it induces may have serious long-term effects on their health and fertility.
And boys fear the same things for girls, even to the point of encouraging their partners to avoid these methods of birth control.
"These adolescents may decline hormonal contraception due to these fears," Dr. Liana Clark said at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. "When talking about birth control with adolescents, we must ask them directly about these concerns, address them, and educate ...