Birth control pills are a more popular and preferred method of contraception than condoms among teenage girls, according to a new report by British experts. More and more teenage girls are more likely to choose the pill over using a condom during sex. According to a study, 70,000 girls under the age of 15 visited community reproductive health clinics in Britain between 2011 and 2012. 41% of the 15-year-olds chose contraception and 36% chose a condom, the data showed. The results are significantly different compared to previous years, the experts explain. The British survey also revealed that 8% of teenage girls aged 13 to 15 and 1/4 of those aged 16-19 were interested in using contraception as a way to prevent pregnancy. Oral contraceptives have been the most common method of contraception for all age groups for many years, the researchers point out. However, it is now being established that the pill is becoming the most popular and preferred form of contraception among 15-year-old girls as well, they say. The new report “captures” a shift in the way women of all ages are managing their reproductive health, experts say. NEWS_MORE_BOX According to another large-scale study, young people around the world are poorly informed about ways to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases during sex. The data show an increase in the tendency among young people to have sex without using contraceptives. Despite easy access to information, teenagers don’t care about options for protection until they feel threatened, scientists say. In only half of European countries, the curriculum includes sex education classes, which experts say predisposes to gaps in the health culture of teenagers. A large number of young people feel uncomfortable talking to their parents about contraceptive use, especially those who start having sex too early, the data show. For this reason, sexual health classes in schools are especially necessary, experts say.