The Importance Of Birth Control

First, opening up to, parents about sex isn’t the easiest thing to do especially if the person is considered underage. Teenage girls do not talk about sex and birth control with their parents because they are worried about the reaction they may receive. Lack of communication between parents and children about contraception is a factor that contributes to teen pregnancy and high rates of STI’s within teenagers. This happens because teen will then not have the accurate information they need about sex and how contraceptives are important As much as teens need information and facts about birth control, they mostly need an understanding of what their parents’ thoughts are about sexuality. Some parents wait until their child asks questions about sex this method may or may not be helpful based upon how comfortable the child is to bring up the topic.
Accurate information is one of the most useful weapons that we have against ignorance to safe sex, by teens having access to contraceptives they also get to come face to face with well informed health professionals who can give them insight on the benefits of safe sex. Being able to walk into a doctor's office as a teenager knowing that your information is completely confidential will encourage teens to then visit offices more often. This also allows teens to talk about sex on an open platform and be more receptive to the things they learn about