Teen Pregnancy

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g teenagers in Kentucky and Utah ended in abortion; the proportion was also relatively low (15–16%) in Louisiana, Arkansas and South Dakota. (U.S. Teenage…)
Overall, approximately 822,000 pregnancies occurred among women aged 15–19 in 2000; roughly two-thirds of these pregnancies were among 18–19-year-olds (Table 5). In general, states with the largest numbers of teenagers also had the greatest number of teenage pregnancies. California reported the highest number of adolescent pregnancies
(113,000), followed by Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois (with about 37,000–80,000 each). The smallest numbers of teenage pregnancies were in Vermont, North Dakota,
Wyoming, South Dakota and Alaska, all of which reported fewer than 2,000 pregnancies among women aged 15–19. (U.S. Teenage…)
There are many reasons besides pregnancy that teens should think before having sexual intercourse. They also need to think about Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Teens make up about one quarter of the 12 millions cases of STD cases reported annually. Every year about 1 and 4 sexually active teens contract an STD. (Teens 1…) Some common STD’s are Gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, Herpes, HIV/AIDS, HPV, Syphilis, and Chlamydia. As a result of these diseases someone may feel discomfort, may become infertile, may have complications with pregnancy, cancer or even death can occur. (Teens 1…)
There are many different contraceptives out there but you have to know how to use them to make them effective. Some common contraceptives are Oral (pill), condom, injectables (deprovera), withdrawal, implants, diaphragm and female st...