More attention should be paid to teenage girls lacking motivation and emotional inspiration toward their pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is an issue that people have been dealing with for years. ... Birth control and condoms help prevent sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. ... Teachers can help a lot as well, if they could teach more about pregnancy and STDs I think the percentages for both would go. ... They don't think that the outcome of their irresponsibility can lead to pregnancy. ...

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What many of these "innocent- teen girls also don't take into consideration, when their hormones are pumping at full blast, is that this pleasure at the time could cause much pain in the future because of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or even pregnancy. ... If they didn't get pregnant from the rape, some believe that it is now ok to have sex with anyone because someone stole their virginity from them, which could then lead to pregnancy. ... According to the APPNC 1 in 3 girls drop out of school because they are pregnant. 9 in 10 students have enrolled in different schools ...

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Shows like 16 & pregnant and Teen Mom advocates teen pregnancy. ... We believe that entertaining teen pregnancy as a joke. ... Pregnancy is one of the effects of unprotected sex. ... We continue the presentation with ways to prevent teen pregnancy. Lastly we explain the relation between teen pregnancy and sociology. ...

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There has been a slight decrease in the number of teen pregnancies but the number is still high. Compared to other developed countries, America has one of the highest unwanted teen pregnancies. ... There needs to a better educational system that is implemented in order to educate teens on how to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. ... For example, they should be provided with facts on the costs of raising the child, STI's that their adolescents will be exposed to, and also the statistics of their college attendance as well as repeated pregnancies (Basch, 2011). ...

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Safe Sex Equals No Sex "Safe sex" usually refers to preventing pregnancy and guarding against sexually transmitted diseases. ... Unexpected pregnancy, disease, and hurt can come as a result of premarital sex. ... Yet, it has been shown in many studies that the condom is known to have at least a ten percent failure rate in preventing pregnancy. ... Other studies, which consider not only condom defects but mistakes by the user, indicate failure can be as high as thirty-six to forty percent in preventing pregnancy. Even other forms of contraceptives are never perfect in preventing pregnancy. ...

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Maintain distance between you and your partner's genitals to help prevent infection or pregnancy. ... Pregnancy can be prevented after intercourse by taking Emergency Contraceptive pills (EC). ... This disrupts hormone patterns needed for pregnancy. ... Emergency Contraception reduces the risk of pregnancy by 75%. ... B) If you become pregnant, even if you have a miscarriage or terminate a pregnancy. ...

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With the growing rate of sexually transmitted diseases [STDs], healthy sexual behaviors and teen pregnancies in today's society, sex education is more important than ever. ... Although comprehensive sex education was once viewed as "taboo ", most American adults today support sex education including abstinence, contraception, and prevention of STDs and pregnancy (McKeon, 2006). ... The price of teen pregnancy not only affects the adolescent's life, but also the child being brought into the situation, as well as a financial burden to society as a whole. ... While young men are oft...

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Pre-marital sex can also lead teenagers into unwanted pregnancies. ... Unfortunately, teenagers with unplanned pregnancies face difficult choices. ... To be free from the worries of pregnancy and STDs for a few moment, you could use the birth-control methods. ... Therefore, the best way to prevent teenagers from pregnancy and STDs is to teach students abstinence based sex education. ... Less worries regarding pregnancy, birth control, STD's, emotional betrayal, etc. ...

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Condom distribution in high schools will make teens more likely to use them and reduce the risk of pregnancy and venereal diseases. Condoms raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. ... Sex education was introduced to help solve the problem of STDs and teen pregnancies by giving teenagers real facts and correct information about sex. ... The whole purpose of sex education is to educate teenagers about sex and help lower teenage pregnancies and the spread of diseases. ... Children need to know the basics, such as what diseases are curable and which are not, pregnancy,...

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It works against pregnancy, not to mention HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. ... One thing you need to keep in mind is that pregnancy is not a disease. ... Sure, it will protect you from pregnancy. ... They are the only contraceptives that can protect you from both STDs and pregnancy. ... Teenage parents may also say their pregnancy will not affect their education. ...

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In some cases, people feel as though new methods of teaching the subject would bring better results, such as lower teenage pregnancies, a decline in sexually transmitted diseases, more responsible thinking, and maybe even lower the rate of sexual harassment and rape. ... Most of the sex education programs that are presently being used covers abstinence, sexually transmitted disease, teen pregnancy, safe sex, and how to think before they make a mistake. ... If a student practices abstinence, that is the only way he or she will never contract a sexually transmitted disease, or increase the ra...

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First, besides being a traumatic experience, rape can result in an unwanted pregnancy. ... Unwanted Pregnancies Although the act of rape can produce several outcomes, I think that one of the most important is unwanted pregnancies. ...

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With the rather dramatic increase in teenage pregnancies and the higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases in recent years, the issue of safe sex among teenagers has been thrown into the national spotlight. ... If condoms are not to be distributed in school, then certainly some other measures are necessary to fix the problem of pregnancy and the spread of STD's among teenagers. ... There are numerous substitutes for in-school condom distribution that do much to help with the problems of teenage pregnancies and infection by STD's but these solutions have few of the problems caus...

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Do condoms reduce the risk of pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)? ... -Other than abstinence, the condom is the only effective protection against pregnancies and STDs such as the HIV virus and AIDS. ... Imagine no unwanted teen pregnancies. ... The distribution condoms will ensure that teenagers practice safe sex and that the rate of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and pregnancies will decline. ... The distribution condoms will ensure that teenagers practice safe sex and that the rate of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and pregnancies will decline. ...

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When used consistently and correctly, condoms are extremely effective in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections as well as unplanned pregnancy. ... When condoms are available in schools and are successfully used by sexually active adolescents, they are an effective means of preventing potentially harmful outcomes such as HIV/STDs and pregnancy. ... I wish there were no diseases or unwanted pregnancies, but it's a reality, teenagers have sex. ... Stressing that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections may cause greater harm...

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This would help teens to perform safe sex, stay away from the risk of STD's, and not risk unwanted pregnancies. ... A common problem among teens that cannot get contraceptives is teen pregnancy. ... Also, of the million girls each year, "73% teen pregnancies are unintended" (Krysaliss). ... This only puts the teens where they are now, in such risk of unsafe sex, teen pregnancy, and sexually transmitted disease. ... Such as; unsafe sex, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted disease. ...

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Teenage pregnancy happens so often that people hardly see it as a negative affect on our society. ... Rather than deal with a pregnancy, more teenagers seem to be trying to prevent pregnancies. ... Pregnancy itself is usually a very uncomfortable and sometimes scary situation, especially if it is a "child" who is pregnant. ... Some even believe that if birth control is taken right before intercourse, it will prevent a pregnancy. ...

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Some ways to make a program effective, taken from AVERT, include Explain where to turn for help and support among peers, school staff, and outside faculties Stress that skills useful for self-protection from HIV also help build self-confidence and avoid unwanted pregnancy, sexual abuse, and the abuse of drugs Discuss clearly the possible risk through unprotected sex, and in equally clear terms the ways to avoid such an outcome Making AIDS and sex education better in high schools is the best way to prevent increasing numbers in teenage pregnancies, STIs, and AIDS. ... The National ...

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In-School Condom Distribution: Quite Unnecessary With the rather dramatic increase in teenage pregnancies and the higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases in recent years, the issue of safe sex among teenagers has been thrown into the national spotlight. ... If condoms are not to be distributed in school, then certainly some other measures are necessary to fix the problem of pregnancy and the spread of STD's among teenagers. ... There are numerous substitutes for in-school condom distribution that do much to help with the problems of teenage pregnancies and infection by STD's bu...

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His argument is that the only method of birth control that should be taught in sex education classes is abstinence should taught as be the only sex education because having sex at an early stage of life could lead to increased teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ... He ignored the fact that the school is trying to protect those students who chose to stay sexually active from teenage pregnancy and potential sexually transmitted diseases. ... Secondly, the point of giving condoms is to encourage safe sex from the possible consequences, like pregnancy and sexually transmitted dis...

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"The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any developed country" which shows that the United States as a country needs to concentrate on making sure that teens are sexually educated (Brown, 336). This issue has become very controversial in several states across the United States and many of the states are trying to find ways to slow the rate of STD's and pregnancies among high school students. ... My purpose in arguing this issue is to decrease the percent of teenage pregnancies and diseases that are transmitted through sexual intercourse. ... They should provide condoms a...

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Teenagers should not have to get consent from their parents before getting the pill because it helps prevent unwanted pregnancies and also reduces the number of pregnant teenagers. According to the Britannica Academic, "when oral contraceptives are used correctly, they are between 92 and 99 percent effective in preventing an unintended pregnancy" (Britannica Academic). Chances of unintended pregnancies are as a result of lack of contraception. ... So it is better to be on the birth control pill without letting their parents know than having unwanted pregnancies which could hinder the...

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When teenagers give in to this temptation, they are immediately putting themselves at risk of catching a STD, AIDS, or having an unwanted pregnancy. ... Unwanted pregnancy is also a very highly discussed issue among many of today's teens. ...

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Some teenagers are having unprotected sex, which can lead to pregnancy. There are many methods of birth control that can be used to prevent pregnancy. ... They prevent pregnancy and can reduce the risk of sexual transmitted diseases. ...

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Any sex-ed program should explain relationships, affection and ways to prevent pregnancy and disease in order to be effective. ... Knowing about the difficulties associated with the rising rate of teenage mothers and fathers, many people are searching for new and improved ways to stop unplanned pregnancies from happening. ... The sooner we have a good program, the less problems the U.S. will have pertaining to youth pregnancy and the STD rate. ...

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