getting pregnant. There are also other helpful ways to help prevent teen pregnancy‚ such as sex education and birth control. All of these things are essential in the helpful prevention of teen pregnancy. Abstinence is when you give up something you desire or of pleasure to you. Abstaining from sexual activities is a great way to prevent teen pregnancy‚ and the risk of getting a disease. In the past years less sex and more condoms use has meant lower rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted
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Birth Control in Schools Schools are the one institution in our society regularly attended by most young people-nearly 95% of all youth aged 5 to 17 years are enrolled in elementary or secondary schools (National Center for Education Statistics‚ 1993). Large percentage of youth attend schools for years before they encounter sexual risk-taking behaviors and a majority is enrolled at the time they initiate intercourse. Just as youth in communities with high rates of
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are both solutions to help reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. Having the parents sit down and talk about sex education can help lower rates as well. However‚ there is one solution that completely solves every case of teenage pregnancy and that is abstinence. Teenage pregnancy is a problem in the United States that can be decreased by using contraceptives‚ emphasizing sex education in the home and being taught to stay abstinent. The Problem Teen pregnancies have constantly been a problem
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viable way to illustrate proper sexual procedures in high schools in Jamaica. The topic of sex is a very controversial matter especially among teenagers. Teenagers are at a point in their lives where hormones are at a high and they feel the need to indulge in sexual activities. Therefore it is important that teenagers understand the importance of safe sex and the consequences of unprotected sex. There are many factors affecting Jamaican high school students as they increasingly participate
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pregnancy is still a major issue. So why does this epidemic continue in the 21st century? With an overabundance of birth control methods and mandatory sex education classes what causes us to continue to struggle with this issue? According to research‚ the four major causes of teen pregnancies are peer pressure and low self-esteem‚ unprotected sex‚ lack of parental guidance‚ and media influence (Sams). Among adolescents‚ peer pressure is a major factor that encourages the teenage boys and girls
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with sexual intercourse. Teenagers who are responsible to have a sexual relationship‚ are responsible to consider the risks involved. It is very easy to get pregnant without using proper protection. Teenagers who practice premarital sex have a 90% chance of getting pregnant over those who use proper protection. To prevent pregnancy teenagers should use effective birth control. Some examples are the pill‚ 1up‚ the diaphragm‚ condoms‚ creams‚ suppositories‚ and the sponge
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providing a well in-depth Sexual Education class as well as provide birth control and condoms‚ and finally laws and cost on birth control need to be more reasonable. Aspects of religion play many parts in teenage pregnancy. Teens growing up in a religious society never knowing all their options for safe sex. This is because‚ many religious groups believe abstinence until marriage is the only topic of discussion‚ there for‚ that’s all they teach (“Abstinence-only Education”). These believers think
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reference to safer sex or to the possible risks and responsibilities that go along with having sex. However‚ there is a trend toward including more of these messages according to the third "Sex on TV: Content and Context" report (Kaiser Family Foundation‚ 2003)—a study of the amount and nature of sexual material on television. The report found that the amount of sex on television remains high‚ but TV programs are more likely to include some reference to issues such as waiting to have sex‚ utilizing contraception
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Sex Education in Schools Sex education is taught in and out of schools all over the country. However it is not taught in every school in the country. When it is taught in school kids get the facts‚ abstinence is taught and safe and healthy habits are taught. The parents or guardians should not have the responsibility of teaching there kids safe sex and healthy habits. The school sex education curriculum gives the cold hard facts and nothing is left out. Sexually transmitted diseases are discussed
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Jefferson Almonte Cause & Effect Essay Professor Zaluda November 11‚ 2012 Teen Pregnancy In today’s society‚ many young teens have begun to experience unprotected sex. Having unprotected sex may result in sexually transmitted diseases (also known as STD) and/or pregnancy. Although some STD’s are curable‚ they would have to be cured immediately. As for the main focus‚ teenage pregnancy‚ many teenagers do not realize the responsibility‚ commitment‚ and hard work they have to
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