“There Goes My Life” – Kenny Chesney
Teenage pregnancy, the act of a youth girl, ages thirteen to nineteen, becoming pregnant in her teenage years, hence the term, teenage pregnancy. In the year 2007, 4.2% of teenage girls became pregnant, while in the year 2014, 2.4% of teenage girls became pregnant in the United States (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services). Although the percentage difference may seem small, that’s a radical change in teenage pregnancy when compared to the actual population. Teenage pregnancy rates declined overtime because teenage girls were more attentive of the long-term penalties, the upswing of technological enhancements in medicine, social media, knowledge on sex and the tradition of abstinence. Some musicians …show more content…
Teenagers were conscious that it was not worth the risk of getting pregnant, and then started becoming abstinent. Abstinence is the deed of having no sex at all, so the risk of becoming pregnant considerably decreases. However, not all teenagers or young adults obeyed abstinence. There were some teenage girls who still preformed sexual activity, but would take birth control pills or have implants embodied within them. Implants such as LARC’s (Long-Acting Reversible Contraception) or IUD’s (Intrauterine Device) would preclude the threat of getting prenatal while being sexually active. LARC’s and IUD’s are devices that are positioned within a woman’s uterus, when these devices are in place, a woman’s likelihood of getting pregnant cutbacks too, 1 and 100, and are operational for up to three years (Women’s Health Care Physicians). Lastly, social media also impacted the drop in teenage pregnancy, as television shows such as, “Teen Mom” were aired. This television show portrays the day-to-day lives of teenage mothers, and the extent of skirmish they go through from balancing school to taking care of their child to being a single mom at the age of
Teenage pregnancy, the act of a youth girl, ages thirteen to nineteen, becoming pregnant in her teenage years, hence the term, teenage pregnancy. In the year 2007, 4.2% of teenage girls became pregnant, while in the year 2014, 2.4% of teenage girls became pregnant in the United States (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services). Although the percentage difference may seem small, that’s a radical change in teenage pregnancy when compared to the actual population. Teenage pregnancy rates declined overtime because teenage girls were more attentive of the long-term penalties, the upswing of technological enhancements in medicine, social media, knowledge on sex and the tradition of abstinence. Some musicians …show more content…
Teenagers were conscious that it was not worth the risk of getting pregnant, and then started becoming abstinent. Abstinence is the deed of having no sex at all, so the risk of becoming pregnant considerably decreases. However, not all teenagers or young adults obeyed abstinence. There were some teenage girls who still preformed sexual activity, but would take birth control pills or have implants embodied within them. Implants such as LARC’s (Long-Acting Reversible Contraception) or IUD’s (Intrauterine Device) would preclude the threat of getting prenatal while being sexually active. LARC’s and IUD’s are devices that are positioned within a woman’s uterus, when these devices are in place, a woman’s likelihood of getting pregnant cutbacks too, 1 and 100, and are operational for up to three years (Women’s Health Care Physicians). Lastly, social media also impacted the drop in teenage pregnancy, as television shows such as, “Teen Mom” were aired. This television show portrays the day-to-day lives of teenage mothers, and the extent of skirmish they go through from balancing school to taking care of their child to being a single mom at the age of