Does increased availabilty of birth control increase sexual activity? (1 Viewer)

[FallingPianos]

or is it the other way around? Has the availability of birth control increased to meet the demand for it, or did the increased availability of BC actually cause people to significantly change their behaviors?

does anyone know of any studies done that directly show a cause and effect relationship?

 

[nineplus]

or is it the other way around? Has the availability of birth control increased to meet the demand for it, or did the increased availability of BC actually cause people to significantly change their behaviors?

does anyone know of any studies done that directly show a cause and effect relationship?

I'll be interested to browse any studies you receive in this thread

I'd say this is a difficult thing to measure in a controlled sort of way..........too many possible variables exist

for instance, I'd say from personal experience the quantity of sex is somewhat static, but the *type* of sex does change based on availability of birth control..........something difficult to measure in a study

also, some birth control is used solely for STD purposes. with awareness at the higher level, I'd assume (possibly I'm wrong) an increase in the purchase of certain products would reflect a safe sex intention, rather than an increase in sexual activity

and again, it seems more and more common for women who do not need the pill as birth control to be on it for cycle reasons. the rise in this type of use would account for more pill purchases w/o necessarily causing an increase in sexual activity

it's also possible (and I'd think this could be measured) the easy availability to certain types of contraception means younger persons are seeking it out more frequently..............while, once again, not necessarily experiencing an increase in sexual activity, just an increase in protected sex

 

[Loki]

It's my understanding that the "pill" actually decreases female sex drive. :shock:

 

[Jerry]

or is it the other way around? Has the availability of birth control increased to meet the demand for it, or did the increased availability of BC actually cause people to significantly change their behaviors?

does anyone know of any studies done that directly show a cause and effect relationship?

It did for me.
If my high school girlfriend wasn't on the pill and/or had ready access to condoms we wouldn't have had sex.

Later, those free abortions (provided by Planned Parenthood) came in handy....

 

[Loki]

It did for me.
If my high school girlfriend wasn't on the pill and/or had ready access to condoms we wouldn't have had sex.

Later, those free abortions (provided by Planned Parenthood) came in handy....

I would have thought that having the former would mean you didn't need the latter.

 

[Tashah]

U.S. Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low
Continuing a 12-year decline, the U.S. birth rate has dropped to the lowest level since national data have been available, according to statistics just released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The rate of births among teenagers also fell to a new record low, continuing a decline that began in 1991.

U.S. Gov Info / Resources - U.S. Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

 

[FallingPianos]

U.S. Gov Info / Resources - U.S. Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

this is good news, but I dont see the relevance to the topic at hand.

 

[FallingPianos]

It did for me.
If my high school girlfriend wasn't on the pill and/or had ready access to condoms we wouldn't have had sex.

Later, those free abortions (provided by Planned Parenthood) came in handy....

anecdotal evidence. I'm looking for information that could be applied nation wide. Besides, you cant guarentee that you wouldn't have ever had sex without BC available.

 

[jamesrage]

or is it the other way around? Has the availability of birth control increased to meet the demand for it, or did the increased availability of BC actually cause people to significantly change their behaviors?

does anyone know of any studies done that directly show a cause and effect relationship?

I beleave that at first increased birth control increased sexual activity because sex became something with out any consiquences like preganacies and STDs.Overtime they still had this notion that there was no consiquences but forgot about the birth control pills,condoms and other birthcontroll.Look at how many new cases of STDs we get in this country each year.

 

[talloulou]

Well I think you had more couples back in the days before birth control that finally opted for separate beds after 5 or 6 children.

 

[FallingPianos]

Well I think you had more couples back in the days before birth control that finally opted for separate beds after 5 or 6 children.

you serious? where did you hear that?