Bangkok – 26 September 2023: The Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, together with the Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand (PPAT) under the Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Mother and Bayer Thai Co., Ltd. marks the World Contraception Day 2023 with Choices: Your Life. Your Choices campaign. The campaign was launched at the press conference today as the world celebrates the annual World Contraception Day, urging teenagers to get the right knowledge on contraceptives and seek professional consultation on suitable birth control methods for proper future planning and fewer unplanned pregnancies in Thailand. Dr. Bunyarit Sukrat, Director of Bureau of Reproductive Health, said that unintended pregnancies have been a longstanding issue with social and economic consequences, especially among young teens, as teen pregnancies remain in spite of the nations’ declining birth rate of 38% in 2022 compared to a decade ago. One unintended pregnancy is not desirable, let alone 116 average cases a day in…