Teen pregnancy has been an issue in the United States for many years already. Teens need a good amount of information about abstinence, condoms, and contraception in order to protect themselves from unintended pregnancy. Empowering young women about themselves and their future would have them reflect on the decisions they make. These days, social media has a lot to do with exposing girl’s bodies at a young age. That is why we need to inform and talk to young woman about unwanted pregnancy and find solutions to prevent it. Even with the continuous decline in recent years, teen pregnancy is still an issue in America. I fully support having birth control pills over the counter because the pill is safe, can decrease the teen pregnancy rate and
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All the warning labels and side effects are true, but so does a tons of other medicines out there like Advil, tums, anything like that if ingested too often. A doctor has to screen the patient for potentially dangerous health conditions before starting the birth control pill and to be sure, they are monitored for other side effects, such as depression, while taking the pill. There is a slight increased risk of having deep vein thrombosis or stroke, but all prescriptions come with side effects and warnings. A woman’s general risk of blood clots is around 1 in 10,000 and while being on birth control it rises to about 3 in 10,000, its still pretty low. This is particularly of women that are smokers over the age of thirty-five. Claudia Panzer, an endocrinologist and lead author of a study on testosterone and the pill published in 2006 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, states that "It is important for physicians prescribing oral contraceptives to point out to their patient’s potential sexual side effects, such as decreased desire, arousal, decreased lubrication, and increased sexual pain." Young women should know if the pill is right for them, before they buy it in some states like California and Oregon, they are screened by the pharmacist. Some of the questions are; what heath issue does this patient have? What are some of the concerns with pill will this person have? …show more content…
Medical costs and increased public assistance costs from adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are estimated at $10 billion annually in the United States alone. These people usually don’t have a good foundation of education. Statistics show that these families are at a low paying job and most likely don’t have health insurance. Of course they are sexually active and may have to give birth that they may or may not want. Yes they are condoms, but for women I strongly believe the pill will be more effective, and some don’t have that luxury of having to go to an obstetrician and gynecologist. Many preventive health services are required insurance plans, including contraceptives, at no additional cost. If we made the pill be over the counter, we wouldn’t have so many people with children asking for government assistance which is costing the United States billions of dollars. We can most certainly use that money going towards for something
All the warning labels and side effects are true, but so does a tons of other medicines out there like Advil, tums, anything like that if ingested too often. A doctor has to screen the patient for potentially dangerous health conditions before starting the birth control pill and to be sure, they are monitored for other side effects, such as depression, while taking the pill. There is a slight increased risk of having deep vein thrombosis or stroke, but all prescriptions come with side effects and warnings. A woman’s general risk of blood clots is around 1 in 10,000 and while being on birth control it rises to about 3 in 10,000, its still pretty low. This is particularly of women that are smokers over the age of thirty-five. Claudia Panzer, an endocrinologist and lead author of a study on testosterone and the pill published in 2006 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, states that "It is important for physicians prescribing oral contraceptives to point out to their patient’s potential sexual side effects, such as decreased desire, arousal, decreased lubrication, and increased sexual pain." Young women should know if the pill is right for them, before they buy it in some states like California and Oregon, they are screened by the pharmacist. Some of the questions are; what heath issue does this patient have? What are some of the concerns with pill will this person have? …show more content…
Medical costs and increased public assistance costs from adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are estimated at $10 billion annually in the United States alone. These people usually don’t have a good foundation of education. Statistics show that these families are at a low paying job and most likely don’t have health insurance. Of course they are sexually active and may have to give birth that they may or may not want. Yes they are condoms, but for women I strongly believe the pill will be more effective, and some don’t have that luxury of having to go to an obstetrician and gynecologist. Many preventive health services are required insurance plans, including contraceptives, at no additional cost. If we made the pill be over the counter, we wouldn’t have so many people with children asking for government assistance which is costing the United States billions of dollars. We can most certainly use that money going towards for something