Yay! UK teenagers aren't getting up the duff as much

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31602417

Kinda feels weird feeling happy that teenage pregnancies have dropped here, hopefully it's an everlasting change and not just a fluke

[Othraerir]

about time they stopped having them that early in life

[Independent voter]

"getting up the duff"

Is that a real euphemism or did you make that up?

US teen preggers are way down too, I don't know what's up. Teens seemed to be glued to their phones these days instead of each other.

[Othraerir]

tis true dat

[Robb]

Is that a real euphemism or did you make that up?

That's a common term in the UK.

[Deleted]

Is that a real euphemism or did you make that up?

US teen preggers are way down too, I don't know what's up. Teens seemed to be glued to their phones these days instead of each other.

Real term, used all the time. It's sort of like saying "a bun in the oven" kinda thing.

[Acelius]

Is that a real euphemism or did you make that up?

US teen preggers are way down too, I don't know what's up. Teens seemed to be glued to their phones these days instead of each other.

Maybe they realized life isn't so great when you're pregnant at 16. I think TV shows on MTV helped a great deal here.

[Noomz]

Must be because there's so many more gamers.

ZING!

[koodledrum]

Is there a correlation between this & the number of them now wearing skinny jeans? If so I guess I can relax my rampant hatred for hipsters to a point where I'd rather they didn't exist as opposed to killing them in fire.

[Techno-Druid]

Is that a real euphemism or did you make that up?

US teen preggers are way down too, I don't know what's up. Teens seemed to be glued to their phones these days instead of each other.

Oh no, we're glued to each other, we just use protection!

[Trassk]

Another little reason to be proud to be british ^^

oh... OH SHI....

[Deleted]

With how girly teen boys look nowadays, I can understand why sex is happening less often amoungst teens.

Believe it or not, young girls nowadays go for that.

[Nihilist74]

In England, do teenagers have better access to birth control through the medical system? Will they let a teenage girl get birth control pills? I think they should america to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

[tj119]

U.S. Is also down....maybe they all took a class on condoms.

[Meestercat]

I'm sure the Daily Mail will still attempt to spin this in a negative light.

[Trassk]

In England, do teenagers have better access to birth control through the medical system? Will they let a teenage girl get birth control pills? I think they should america to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

I dunno about how free pills are, but for gay guys here its easy to get ahold of condoms and lube from GU clinics and youth group centers, all free. Hell, the nurse at the GU clinic gave me a bag full of the stuff when I said I'd be on holiday.

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I'm sure the Daily Mail will still attempt to spin this in a negative light.

Well its the mail, the UKs own little Texas.

[Deleted]

In England, do teenagers have better access to birth control through the medical system? Will they let a teenage girl get birth control pills? I think they should america to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

All contraception is free except condoms, though you can get them for free from clinics and stuff. The pill requires a doctors consultation, so if a girl is hiding her sexual stuff from her parents, they're probably not going to bother.

[Anium]

There has to be a correlation between the use of instagram/twitter/facebook whatever and the decline in teenage bang bang, THERE JUST HAS TO BE!!

[Hammerfest]

Believe it or not, young girls nowadays go for that.

They're also the ones who get lots of tattoos, buy boys drinks at the bar and initiate the sexual contact.

[Frozenbeef]