ABSTINENCE… THE CONDOM

Woodstock, IL. If you are having sex, thinking about having sex or trying not to think about having sex, Choose Abstinence… the Condom. That's the advice from Abstinence Products, Inc., marketers of Abstinence… the Condom, a new condom targeted to teenagers and young adults.

Fact: One million teens in the U.S. will become pregnant over the next twelve months. Ninety-five percent of those pregnancies are unintended. About one third will end in abortion; one third will end in spontaneous miscarriage; one third will continue their pregnancy to term.

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The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world, despite the fact that our teens are not more sexually active than other teens. Why? According to Dr. Victor Strasburg, Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, who supports the marketing campaign, "It is because we don't educate about birth control in sex education classes, we don't discuss it at home, we don't give teens good access to it, and we don't advertise it in our media. Other countries do, and they are rewarded with low rates of teen pregnancy and teen abortions."

Abstinence… the Condom was developed as an off-shoot of Midwest Teen Sex Show, the popular online video podcast created by Chicago filmmaker Guy Clark and starring Nikol Hasler and Brittany Barber.

"Midwest Teen Sex Show-with its dry wit, tongue-in-cheek, and raw humor-is about helping teens discuss and clarify their values when it comes to sexuality." stated seasoned AASECT certified sexuality educator Judith Steinhart, EdD, who appeared on Fox Television's Mike & Juliet Show with the podcast's creators. "Too often for teens, the information they need is not being presented to them in a way that they relate to.

Studies have shown that getting birth control or buying condoms can be problematic and/or embarrassing for teens. By making Abstinence… the Condom available online-they are shipped in a plain brown envelope--they hope more teens will be prepared when they choose not to abstain.

For users' pleasure and protection, all Abstinence™ lubricated, latex condoms are manufactured and tested in accordance with United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards. They are available online at www.abstinencethecondom.com.

Midwest Teen Sex Show (www.midwestteensexshow.com), which is consistently ranked among the top ten podcasts in iTunes' Health category, is committed to creating a space for frank discussion of all things related to teen sexuality.

excerpted from:
"New Condom Targets Teens"
Abstinence Products, Inc., December 16, 2007