I found this in the Washington Post: There is a quote toward the bottom that addresses vows of chastity and future sexual behavior--not anything on pregnancies. I'll look further this afternoon.
Adolescent Sexuality
Robert Wm. Blum, MD, MPH, PhD
William H. Gates, Sr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Tuesday, May 16, 2006; 11:00 AM
Dr. Robert Wm. Blum was online Tuesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. ET to field questions and comments about risk and protective factors associated with sexually active teenagers. He also took medical questions relating to adolescent sexuality.
Blum is the William H. Gates, Sr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has edited two books, and has written more than 220 journal articles, book chapters and special reports.
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• Programs in Developed Countries
• Graphic: Teenage Sex, Pregnancy
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Blum is a Past-President of the Society for Adolescent Medicine; has served on the American Board of Pediatrics; was a charter member of the Sub-Board of Adolescent Medicine, is a past chair of the Alan Guttmacher Institute Board of Directors and served as chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Adolescent Health and Development. He is a consultant to The World Bank and UNICEF as well as the World Health Organization where he has served on the Technical Advisory Group of the Child and Adolescent Health Department as well as the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group of the Human Reproductive Program.
The transcript follows.
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And here is a question that relates to our topic.
Fairfax, Va.: In regards to the religious aspect, is the data broken down in that regard? I have heard that some religions hold hard and fast with no pre-marital sex. Is there any data that by taking "vows" to not have pre-marital sex that it works? Does heavy religious pressure help? Thanks.
Dr. Robert Wm. Blum: We have looked at 43 religions and see no difference as to age of first sex. Regarding chastity vows, there is a cohort effect short term (see, for example the work of Peter Bearman) but the evidence that is emerging is that it does not have long term staying power.
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