TEEN PREGNANCY

Today in this society many teenagers are having sex and not realizing what could happened
after they have done it. Parents and teachers aren’t teaching their children proper information
about sex. Teenagers believe nothing can happen and that sex isn’t a probable cause.
Unfortunately, there are many risks that come along with teen pregnancy many of those
include a life surrounded by poverty, medical and health issues, less schooling along with more
dropout rates, and lower career ambitions. Teen pregnancy has many causes such as no access
to protection, wanting to tie down a guy, Missing love or attention from parents, peer pressure
mixed with “trends”, and sadly teenagers most common, lack of knowledge.

Teenagers are clearly too young to buy protection and feel embarrassed to ask someone to buy
them. Many teenagers believe using protection is just as safe as sex without protection,
unfortunately its not, having sex without contraceptives such condoms, birth control,
abstinence, and eliminating sex officially. Latex condoms, when used during intercourse, are
highly effective in preventing the sexual transmission of HIV and STI’s. HIV means Human
Immunodeficiency Virus it is a virus that makes the immune system weak by destroying a
certain kind of blood cells which cannot be cured nor controlled. A STD is Sexually transmitted
diseases that can be transmitted through sexual contact with an infected individual which can
be controlled but depending on which STD may be cured. Birth control pills help by stopping
the release of an egg (ovulation) and by inhibiting movement of the sperm. Even though it’s
supposed to stop pregnancy, about “eight percent of women will have an accidental pregnancy
in the first year. But if …

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…tally know the difference between right and wrong, but without taking control they will
downfall into negative activities, such as having sex, experimenting with drugs, or other
dangerous activities that surround us on a daily basis and the parents end up getting mad at
them, when they’re not being in their business. Yes no teen wants their parents in their
business, but at least be aware of where your child is at and what they’re doing. And make sure
what they’re doing is positive.
Works cited:

http://psychology.about.com/od/childcare/f/uninvolved-parenting.htm

http://www.bubblews.com/news/120219-does-having-a-baby-for-a-man-guaranteed-to-keep-him

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35448556/ns/us_news-the_elkhart_project/t/baby-changes-everything-
true-cost-teen-pregnancys-uptick/