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Many girls, young women try to avoid pregnancy after sex with unproven methods

States Newsroom · November 2, 2026

To prevent pregnancy after sex, U.S. teenage girls and young women are more likely to rely on unproven strategies such as prayer, exercise and jumping up and down than they are on evidence-based methods such as Plan B emergency contraception, according to a new study. The study, published in The Journal of Sex…

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Many girls, young women try to avoid pregnancy after sex with unproven methods

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