Argumentative Essay: Birth Control Options For Young Women

I am writing to you today to discuss a relevant teen issue, birth control. Many young women will consider their birth control options before becoming sexually active; however, many of these young women do not have the education or the resources to be properly informed on all birth control options. In particular, I want to discuss one birth control method that is the most effective, reversible form of birth control, an intrauterine device or IUD. These “T” shaped plastic or copper devices prevent pregnancy for 3-10 years when inserted into a woman’s uterus. There are some barriers that prevent young women from being well informed about this birth control option including, medical stigmas, lack of sex education, and . My goal is raise awareness
Depending on the state of residence, some public schools sex education classes do not go in depth about birth control options for young women other than abstinence and condoms. This denies young women from receiving a truthful and informative education about sexual health. 57% of adolescent females do not receive formal instruction on contraceptives before they first have sex, and only 18 states require information about contraception to be taught. Many young women turn to other resources to get information about birth control like your magazine for example. Even if young women had information about the birth control method they want to use, the implementation of accessing the birth control can be difficult including barriers like cost, no parental consent, or lack of women's health centers in their
The IUDs popularity among women skyrocketed in the past decade from 2.4% usage in 2002 to 8.5% in 2009. In the past 4 years, two new IUD brands were developed that specifically encourage teen use. In 2013 the IUD brand Skyla was approved which is different from the original brands Mirena and Paragard by being smaller size so that the IUD fits better in a woman's uterus that has not given birth. The brand Linetta was approved in 2015 where pre childbearing young women were included in the FDA trial. These new brands encourage young women to choose IUDs over traditional birth control options.

Birth control is a major topic of importance to sexually active teens and your magazine grateley caters discussion to its mainly teen audience. I encourage your company to publish more articles, information, and testimonials about IUDs. With the rising popularity of IUDs your readers should be aware of the benefits and disadvantages of the IUD in comparison to other birth control methods so they have a valid resource to rely on. I hope I brought to your attention this issue that I deeply care