Glendale Heights had 41 teen births that year, and Carol Stream had 39 teen births. Nationwide Teen pregnancy rates are much higher in the United States than in many other developed countries - twice as high as in England, Wales or Canada, and nine times as high as in the Netherlands or Japan. Each year, almost 1 million teenage women become pregnant. It only takes once. Abstinence is defined as choosing not to have sex or choosing to avoid any risky sexual contact.
Abstinence is a personal choice.
A person can choose to be abstinent at any point in his or her life, even if that individual has been sexually active before. Many forms of contraception exist, including barrier methods such as condoms or diaphragms, and hormonal methods such as the Pill or DepoProvera. To find out more about birth control methods, talk to your parents, your doctor or contact the DuPage County Health Department Family Planning Clinic. Illinois State Law states that any person 12 years of age or older has the right to receive family planning services, or any reproductive health services, with or without parental consent. The DuPage County Health Department encourages teenagers to try to talk to parents about sexual health issues.