The clinical research featured below encompasses the most recent developments in reproductive health. To learn more on how to best read and interpret the findings from clinical research, see In Brief: Interpreting Research Studies from the Guttmacher Institute.

Barnet B et al. Double jeopardy: depressive symptoms and rapid subsequent pregnancy in adolescent mothers. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Mar;162(3):246-52.

Bossarte RM et al. Clustering of Adolescent Dating Violence, Peer Violence, and Suicidal Behavior. J Interpers Violence. 2008 Feb 5.

Brewster KL et al. Who's Doing It? Patterns and Predictors of Youths' Oral Sexual Experiences. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):73-80.

Dempsey AF et al.Using risk factors to predict human papillomavirus infection: Implications for targeted vaccination strategies in young adult women. Vaccine. 2008 Feb; 26(8): 1111-1117.

DiClemente RJ et al. Prevalence, correlates, and efficacy of selective avoidance as a sexually transmitted disease prevention strategy among African American adolescent females. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jan;162(1):60-5.

Eisenberg ME et al.Support for Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Perspectives from Parents of School-Age Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Apr; 42(4): 352-359.

Fisher HH et al. Correlates of HIV-Related Risk Behaviors in African American Adolescents from Substance-Using Families: Patterns of Adolescent-Level Factors Associated with Sexual Experience and Substance Use. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Feb;42(2):161-9.

Flicker S et al. Ethical approaches to adolescent participation in sexual health research. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):3-10.

Garwick AW et al. Native teen voices: adolescent pregnancy prevention recommendations. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):81-8.

Gidycz CA et al. Sexual Victimization and Health-Risk Behaviors: A Prospective Analysis of College Women. J Interpers Violence. 2008 Feb 13.

Glenn BL et al.Father and Adolescent Son Variables Related to Son's HIV Prevention. West J Nurs Res. 2008 Feb;30(1):73-89.

Gray S et al. Predicting sexual initiation in a prospective cohort study of adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jan;162(1):55-9.

Hennessy M et al. Validating an index of adolescent sexual behavior using psychosocial theory and social trait correlates. AIDS Behav. 2008 Mar;12(2):321-31.

Hensel DJ et al. Variations in coital and noncoital sexual repertoire among adolescent women. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Feb;42(2):170-6.

Houlihan  AE, et al. Sex and the Self. The Journal of Early Adolescence. 2008 Feb; 28(1): 70-91.

Hueston WJ et al. Prenatal care initiation among pregnant teens in the United States: an analysis over 25 years. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar;42(3):243-8.

Kahn JA, et al. Links Rates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination, Attitudes About Vaccination, and Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Young Women. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 May;111(5):1103-1110.

Kohler PK et al. Abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education and the initiation of sexual activity and teen pregnancy.J Adolesc Health. 2008 Apr;42(4):344-51.

Koniak-Griffin D et al. HIV Prevention for Latino Adolescent Mothers and Their Partners. West J Nurs Res. 2008 Mar 21.

Laflin MT et al. A longitudinal study of adolescent transition from virgin to nonvirgin status. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar;42(3):228-36.

Levine D et al. SEXINFO: a sexual health text messaging service for San Francisco youth. Am J Public Health. 2008 Mar;98(3):393-5.

Lindau ST et al. What schools teach our patients about sex: content, quality, and influences on sex education. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb;111(2):256-66.

Marhefka SL et al.Perceptions of Adolescents' Sexual Behavior Among Mothers Living With and Without HIV: Does Dyadic Sex Communication Matter? Arch Sex Behav. 2008 Jan 10.

Martino SE et al. Beyond the "Big Talk": The Roles of Breadth and Repetition in Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Topics. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar; 121(3): 612-618.

McDonnell DD et al. Risk Factors for Chlamydia Among Young Women in a Northern California Juvenile Detention Facility: Implications for Community Intervention. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Jan 18.

Minnis AM et al. Gang Exposure and Pregnancy Incidence among Female Adolescents in San Francisco: Evidence for the Need to Integrate Reproductive Health with Violence Prevention Efforts. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Feb 27.

Morrison-Beedy D et al. Predicting sexual risk behaviors among adolescent and young women using a prospective diary method. Res Nurs Health. 2008 Jan 29.

Mueller TE et al. The Association Between Sex Education and Youth's Engagement in Sexual Intercourse, Age at First Intercourse, and Birth Control Use at First Sex. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):89-96.

Nagel K et al. Discussions Regarding Sperm Banking With Adolescent and Young Adult Males Who Have Cancer. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2008 Feb 12.

Ogle S, Glasier A, Riley SC. Communication between parents and their children about sexual health. Contraception. 2008 Apr;77(4):283-8.

Rew L et al. Health educators' perceptions of a sexual health intervention for homeless adolescents. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Mar 14.

Roche KM et al.Enduring consequences of parenting for risk behaviors from adolescence into early adulthood. Soc Sci Med. 2008 Feb 26.

Rolleri LA et al. Building Capacity of State Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalitions to Implement Science-Based Approaches. Am J Community Psychol. 2008 Feb 22.

Ryan S et al. Older Sexual Partners During Adolescence: Links to Reproductive Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2008 Mar; 40(1): 17-26.

Sales JM et al. Validation of the worry about sexual outcomes scale for use in STI/HIV prevention interventions for adolescent females. Health Educ Res. 2008 Mar 18.

Santelli J, Sandfort T, Orr M. Transnational comparisons of adolescent contraceptive use: what can we learn from these comparisons? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jan;162(1):92-4.

Smiler AP . "I wanted to get to know her better": Adolescent boys' dating motives, masculinity ideology, and sexual behavior. J Adolesc. 2008 Feb;31(1):17-32.

Solorio MR et al. Predictors of Sexual Risk Behaviors among Newly Homeless Youth: A Longitudinal Study J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan 3.

Stueve A et al. Urban Young Women's Experiences of Discrimination and Community Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. J Urban Health. 2008 Mar 18.

Tolou-Shams M et al. The Association Between Depressive Symptoms, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among Youth With an Arrest History. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 Jan;69(1):58-64.

Ybarra ML et al. How risky are social networking sites? A comparison of places online where youth sexual solicitation and harassment occurs. Pediatrics. 2008 Feb;121(2):e350-7.

Zimmerman RS et al. Effects of a School-Based, Theory-Driven HIV and Pregnancy Prevention Curriculum. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2008 Mar; 40(1): 42-51.