title: Teenage pregnancy and sex education.
abstract: The head of the Government's Teenage Pregnancy Unit at the Department of Health discusses the incidence and causes of the UK's high teenage pregnancy rates and the risk factors. She outlines current Government strategy and progress towards reducing the rate of teenage conceptions. These include initiatives to improve sex and relationship education in schools.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamlyn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012572:School Health Services; D012736:Sex Education; D006113:United Kingdom