This shows that they were either uneducated about the use of contraceptives or that they were unable to receive a contraceptive. If the goal of many is to have teens practice safe sex, how would half of these teens obtain that contraceptive? Well, either from an adult's permission or going to a clinic where they can obtain these contraceptives. However, some teens who feel that they cannot talk to their parent or legal guardian will not and cannot get any contraceptive. Others may want to go to Planned Parenthood or another clinic but cannot reach such a place from where they live. Without that contraceptive, they are at high risk of a life-changing situation that they may not be ready to handle.
A common problem among teens that cannot get contraceptives is teen pregnancy. Without proper contraceptives, it is easier for a teen to become pregnant due to the fact that they did not use protection. According to Kirstin Wiltout, "Jones and Phillber (1983) found that of 119 adolescent females who had been sexually active for at least one year without becoming pregnant, only thirty-six percent were consistent contraceptive users." (14) This shows that the other sixty-four percent did not use a contraceptive and were .
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faced with the serious problem of being pregnant. In fact, "about 1 million teen girls get pregnant each year" (Krysaliss). Also, of the million girls each year, "73% teen pregnancies are unintended" (Krysaliss). This simply points out that many teens who became pregnant did not think or hope to get pregnant. This also shows while these girls were involved in sexual activity, they either did not use a contraceptive or the contraceptive was misused. Had the seventy-three percent been accessible to obtain a contraceptive or proper knowledge of the use of their contraceptive, these girls would not have been pregnant. .
One more problem among sexually active teens is the cause of sexually transmitted diseases, STD.
