The need for teenage contraceptive services is highlighted by the relatively poor sexual health of adolescents in the UK. Young people are currently disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted diseases, and although the teenage pregnancy rate is falling, it is still not at the level experienced by other Western European countries.
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