In recent decades, the controversial issue regarding inadvertent pregnancy and the use of contraceptives has captured the attention of society today. Viable international statistics reveal that the United States ranks first among all other countries with the highest number of births resulting from teenage pregnancy in the late twentieth century. Within the United States, approximately 750,000 births occur among young female adolescents; furthermore, another 80% of those pregnancies claim to be unintentional. Even though these statistics convey an alarming impression of society today, the effort to reduce these numbers is deficient, “indicating an unmet need for effective contraception in this population.” Ironically, inadequate short-term methods--such
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The intrauterine device included an “ill-designed removal string [that facilitated] Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and sepsis (blood poisoning).” The predicament culminated into over 300,000 lawsuits filed against the company that promoted the device. Since then, doctors have innovated the IUD into a more successful mechanism, with minimal conflicts. According to an online article written by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, “IUDs are on the verge of a remarkable return to popularity.” Women are once again gradually adopting the IUD as their plan for birth control. However, a portion of the population remains reluctant to concur with these devices, such as people who suffered the consequences of the original IUD, and religious communities who endure as adherents of abstinence--the only 100% effective contraceptive method. Alongside the increasing acceptance of IUDs, should sex education programs for adolescents advertise the prosperity of the device; more so will a religiously dominated country like the United States endorse such a successful contraceptive …show more content…
According to the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the IUD lists as the most reversible contraceptive method with a .05-.80% deficiency. However, the ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) claims that even though a greater number of adolescents claim to use contraceptives, but “they rarely select the most effective methods.” Instead, they opt to use disposable, uncostly and easily-accessible methods such as “condoms, withdrawal [and] contraceptive (OC) pills.” These contraceptive options tend to hold “high typical use failure rates,” resulting in “high [rates] of unintended adolescent pregnancies” recorded in the United States. When comparing IUDs to the more commonly used methods, IUDs are 20% more effective, presenting a more desirable outcome. In order to reverse this fallout, comprehensive sex education programs should promote the use of more highly effective contraceptive options, mainly the intrauterine device, due to its significantly high success rate reversible methods, cost-effectiveness, and long-term
The intrauterine device included an “ill-designed removal string [that facilitated] Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and sepsis (blood poisoning).” The predicament culminated into over 300,000 lawsuits filed against the company that promoted the device. Since then, doctors have innovated the IUD into a more successful mechanism, with minimal conflicts. According to an online article written by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, “IUDs are on the verge of a remarkable return to popularity.” Women are once again gradually adopting the IUD as their plan for birth control. However, a portion of the population remains reluctant to concur with these devices, such as people who suffered the consequences of the original IUD, and religious communities who endure as adherents of abstinence--the only 100% effective contraceptive method. Alongside the increasing acceptance of IUDs, should sex education programs for adolescents advertise the prosperity of the device; more so will a religiously dominated country like the United States endorse such a successful contraceptive …show more content…
According to the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the IUD lists as the most reversible contraceptive method with a .05-.80% deficiency. However, the ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) claims that even though a greater number of adolescents claim to use contraceptives, but “they rarely select the most effective methods.” Instead, they opt to use disposable, uncostly and easily-accessible methods such as “condoms, withdrawal [and] contraceptive (OC) pills.” These contraceptive options tend to hold “high typical use failure rates,” resulting in “high [rates] of unintended adolescent pregnancies” recorded in the United States. When comparing IUDs to the more commonly used methods, IUDs are 20% more effective, presenting a more desirable outcome. In order to reverse this fallout, comprehensive sex education programs should promote the use of more highly effective contraceptive options, mainly the intrauterine device, due to its significantly high success rate reversible methods, cost-effectiveness, and long-term