1.   Also, the authors say, contraceptives can be absorbed in body fat, leading to decreased effectiveness for pregnancy prevention.

2.   But in state welfare offices, the focus was seldom on pregnancy prevention and almost always on work.

3.   More males are getting involved in pregnancy prevention because of certain social factors.

4.   Pregnancy prevention also saves taxpayer money, she said.

5.   Pregnancy prevention remains the best way to reduce the incidence of abortion and, with some forms of birth control, the spread of many sexually transmitted diseases.

6.   Teens said they would most like their parents to talk to them about sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy prevention.

7.   Urban Institute surveys show that a loosely coordinated effort to involve teen-age males in pregnancy prevention and abstinence is beginning to pay dividends.

8.   While students are instructed in the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, the subject of pregnancy prevention is verboten, she says.

9.   Under the watchful eye of the Roman Catholic church, the American Medical Association steered a cautious path Thursday through the minefield of pregnancy prevention.