That’s the percentage of women between the ages of 15 and 24 who have used “withdrawal” as a method of birth control at least once, according to a study coming out of the Duke University University Medical Center. The study, slated for publication in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, analyzed 2006-2008 data from a national survey of 2,220 U.S. women.
Of those who used the “pull-out” method, about 21 percent became pregnant unintentionally, compared with only 13 percent of women who used other types of contraceptives.
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