The proportion of girls who did not use contraception for the first sexual intercourse also halved since 1980. Now the number of German girls and boys who did not use contraception have been going down under 10%. Condoms are the first choice of contraception methods. 7 to 10 girls and 6 to 10 boys state that they received information from their parents about contraception. More than 80% of the girls and boys have learned about different contraception methods at school in sex education classes which are obligatory in Germany.
Most of the parents and teachers offer a helpful information about contraception in Germany. Condom use is a clear and open dicussed message in Germany since 15 years. The open communication results in responsible contraception behaviour among young people, which explains why Germany has one of the lowest rates of teenage pregnancies in Europe.