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With the help of a standardized questionnaire in 1968 100 young female workers and in 1976 133 were asked in anonymous and written manner about different sexual development and about sexual behaviour. In the center of the inquest were the following questions: age of sex enlightment--age of menarche--age of first sexual intercourse and its motivation--personal attitude to pregnancy and contraception. Both of the groups mentioned were workers under equal conditions. Within eight years sexual development and sexual behaviour of the youth were compared.

Based on compared GDR-representative studies in 11 hospitals for gynaecology in the years 1976, 1981 and 1987 altogether 7.200 induced-terminations patients were asked about motivations and social factors of artificial abortion and used contraception. Results of interviews from 1.146 induced-termination patients younger then 20 years are given. Proceed from results propositions are leading away reduction the numbers of artificial abortions from young women.