A comparative study of developed countries (United States, Sweden, Great Britain, Canada and France) found that teenagers tend to have high rates of pregnancy and childbirth's. ... These differences seem to be decreasing in recent studies, perhaps due to increased health services for young mothers. ... New work indicates that the health outcomes are related more to the poverty and lack of prenatal care common to pregnant teenage girls. ... Several recent studies done by Hofferth, Reid, & Mott, (2001) have examined the effects of a teenager having a miscarriage with a teenager giving birth...

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Mulvihill, BSN, RN-C, and director of student health services at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. ... While enrolled in the class, students will be required to be tested for STD's at Beu Health Center. ... If the student has an STD Beu Health Center nurses will use the partner referral program, and notify partners of the infected persons that they should also be tested. ... An article in the April 28th 2000 issue of Morbidity and Mortality summarizes a study that examined the association between gonorrhea rates among adolescents (15-19year olds) and alcohol policies. ... Rai...

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Studies have shown that between 30-40 percent of the people that are infected have HSV-1. ... Having herpes can cause health problems, some of them can become more severe, depending upon the person's immune system. Some of the health issues that can and will occur if herpes is gone untreated are: Menigitis, a fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord;and Encephalitis, inflammation of the brain. ... A recent study has shown that taking daily doses of certain drugs has protected the mate from being infected, but is was still recommended that a latex condom be used during intercourse. ...

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His studies on the sexual behaviors of male and females help the "sexual revolution." ... His religious father insisted that he should drop his interest un biology an instead he should study engineering. After two years studying engineering Alfred had finally had enough. He stopped studying to become an engineer; instead he enrolled Bowdoin college and studied biology. ... Kinsey's health became worse due to public attack and uncertainty about the future of his institute (Brown, Fee, 2003, p.1). ...

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Studies show over 2,000 health care workers have been underway for several years, to assess the risk of their exposure to people with AIDS. ... If you decide that you need to go get checked and the results come out to be positive you will need a lot of emotional support, medical care and improved health habits. ... When it comes to your health the doctor interprets the CD4 results. ...

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Many teens don't take sex and their health seriously. ... Black students (72.7%) Hispanic students (52.2%) White students (43.6%) Studies show that Blacks and Hispanics were more likely than Whites to have had sexual intercourse. 16.0% of students have had sexual intercourse with four or more sex partners during their lifetime. 7.2% of students had initiated sexual intercourse before the age of 13 years of age. ... A nation wide study reported that teenage girls feel uncomfortable to say "yes" to a relationship with out saying "yes" to sex." ... Studies run but the World Health O...

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Most teen mothers are less likely to graduate from high school and their kids are often born at low birth weight or experience health and development problems. ... Teenage pregnancy poses a "substantial financial burden to society, estimated at 7 billion annually in lost tax revenues, public assistance, child health care, foster care, and involvement with the criminal justice system"(RTP1). ... Easy and confidential access to family planning services through clinics, school linked health centers and condom availability have been found to help prevent unintended pregnancy (...

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In one study, forty-six percent of rapists who were released from prison were rearrested within three years of their release for another crime . ... "Most state laws require that the victim be evaluated in the emergency room prior to the rape being officially reported-.(1 Up Health) Treatment focuses upon providing sufficient emotional support while attempting to collect adequate evidence to verify the rape. Treatment includes any potential for pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases, offering information to those possibilities, and providing care for the immediate physical and emotio...

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Research in the late 60's revealed herpes of the mouth, Herpes I, and herpes of the genital region, Herpes II, as two very distinct herpes viruses, in a most recent study herpes is the most common Sexually Transmitted Disease in the United States. ... Another study showed that about half the population of women in Africa also has the herpes virus. ... The only way to be diagnosed with herpes you must see a doctor or go to the emergency room or a health clinic. ... There are many health risks involved in the herpes virus. ...

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After extensive controlled studies researchers came up with the set point as an explanation as to why people are naturally overweight or thinner. ... Scientists have a health debate over being overweight. Some believe that excess weight can lead to health problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes. ... Psychologists who study love say there are two different types of love; passionate and companionate. ...

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If treated early they can be stopped and health problems should not occur.... Studies show that sores or lesions in the genital area make a person more prone to the HIV infection if they have sex with someone carrying the the HIV virus. ... In men, they can experience abnormal discharge from the penis, burning with urinating, and swollen and or pain in the testicles.( WWW.engenderhealth.com) Being infected with Chlamydia can lead to other health problems. ... The AIDS virus has become the 3rd highest killer of Americans who die of health related prob...

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Sex education is the study of the characteristics of being a male or a female. ... For example, the children learn about nocturnal emissions, menstruation and changes that will take place in their bodies, they also learn and study reproduction. ... D., Dean, College of Health and Human Performance. ... Studies show that those methods are becoming effective, because the teenage pregnancy rate has dropped by 11%. ...

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Because of poor prenatal care, these babies are more likely to have health problems at birth causing life long disabilities. ... Unwanted pregnancy incurs a high cost in ill health, wasted opportunities, and social disruption. ... In conclusion, there are many research studies and articles that have concrete evidence that show that sex education does indeed increase the amount of teens who become pregnant and contract STD's. ...

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Teen pregnancy can be attributed to low income families, single parent families, and welfare recipients. The main factor in doing this is to review the socio-economic consequences and factors that contribute to teen pregnancy. Research has emphasized the importance of considering racial, ethnic, c...

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I struggled with my health insurance until they acknowledged their hospital's wrong doing. ... For two years I struggled with administration and faculty attempting to find a safe place for me to study. ...

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As The American Law Institute's 1959 model statute allowed abortion in only three cases: If the continuation of the pregnancy "would gravely impair the physical or mental health of the mother"; If the doctor believed "that the child would be born with grave physical or mental defects," or if the pregnancy resulted from either rape or incest. ... According to a 1988 study in the journal family Planning Perspectives, only three of every hundred abortions is performs because or worries about birth defects, and rape and incest victims together account for only 1 percent of all U.S....

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Studies have found that children's behavior has changed over the years and is getting worse every day. ... According to the University of Michigan's health website, (http://judiciary.senate.gov/oldsite/mediavio.htm) an average American child will see 200,000 violent acts and 16,000 murders on TV by age 18. ...

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-According to the National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education, "More than half of American teenagers have had sexual intercourse and face significant sexual health risks. ... September 1997 study in Chicago and New York found that making condoms available in schools did not increase rates of sexual intercourse, but did increase the likelihood of sexually active adolescents using condoms. ... Since 1992, a Los Angeles County High School has handed out free condoms to students, and the study, conducted by the RAND Corp., has delivered an encouraging message for safe-sex advocates, ...

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Heredity, health problems, and emotional and physical stress can cause these variations. ... According to one study, about 65,000 sexual acts or comments on prime-time television occur every year (Meier, 1994, p. 9). ... Experts estimate that the combination of lost tax revenues and increased spending on public assistance, child health care, foster care and the criminal justice system totals about $7 billion annually for births in teens. ... In that case, it is a good idea for the girl to get help by talking to a counselor at school or a health clinic. ...

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"Sex without marriage often ruins people's health and well-being. ... In a study of abstinence classes, the effect that the teacher teaches is very slim. ... There have been many studies done to find out what the kids are doing with the opposite gender. ... Also in the largest study of adult sexual behavior ever done, only 6.9 percent of adults wait until there wedding night to have intercourse for their first time. ...

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It is ninety-nine percent effective and research shows that it causes fewer health problems than the Pill. ... According to studies that have been done, when used alone the effectiveness ranges from 3 to 21 pregnancies per 100 users. ...

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Studies suggest that 43% of all American girls will experience at least one pregnancy before they reach the age of 20. ... The sexual revolution of the 60's has affected another dimension of health care. ...

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Detailed medical and laboratory studies indicated that these patients had acquired a defect in their cellular immune system. ... Health care workers are at risk through contact with potentially infected patients and their body fluids. 3 Retrovir is an Anti- HIV Medication. ...

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Catherine Stanger-Hall and David Hall writes: As parents, educators or policy makers it should be our goals that (1) teens can make educated reproductive and sexual health decisions, that (2) teen pregnancy and STD rates are reduced to the rates of other developed nations, and that (3) these trends are maintained through the teenage years into adulthood. (9-10) Teenagers may be old enough to make their own decisions, but they still look up to the adults in their lives. ... It concluded that "Several evaluations have shown that adolescents in schools with and without programs are equally ...

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Reports come from health departments all over the country and government workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention count all the cases of each disease. ... Researchers who study the problem of STDs call sexually transmitted diseases America's "hidden epidemic". ...

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