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Published online 3 June 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020527-15
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Less lovin' in summer
Texan teen conception rates linked to school term times.
Pregnancies in unmarried teenagers rise and fall with the school year, say researchers. Conception rates drop markedly in the summer, when teenagers are on school holidays and so fraternize less, and soar abruptly when school starts again in the autumn1.
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