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Social media is talking to teens about birth control, but do they know what they’re talking about?

Only about half of adolescents receive the amount of recommended sex education. They’re filling in the gaps following social media influencers, who sometimes give disastrous advice.

Birth control pills rest on a counter in Centreville, Maryland, on July 6, 2022. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
Birth control pills rest on a counter in Centreville, Maryland, on July 6, 2022. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)Read moreJim Watson / MCT