Teen’s choice of birth control
Teenage pregnancies are getting higher and higher amongst thirteen to nineteen-year old’s. What can be done in order to lower teenage pregnancy rates? Teenagers are taking part in unprotected sexual activities and they are ending up pregnant at a very early age. Many teens are not ready for the type of commitment that raising a child would takes. These teens are certainly not ready to be raising children. Should teenagers be able to decide when they choose to go on birth control and contraceptives without parental consent? Some may argue that teens are too young to be taking action in sexual activity, and that teenagers should wait to be sexually active. In reality, the number of teens that are becoming sexually …show more content…
The pill is one of the most common methods of birth control followed by condoms. The pill would prevent the teen from either ovulating or it can cause the uterus’s lining to thicken so that the male sperm would not be able to reach the egg. One important part about the contraceptive pills is that they must be taken every single day at the same time in order to insure the best protection. Condoms go over the male reproductive part in order to prevent pregnancy. It ensures that the male sperm cannot enter the uterus. Condoms are great because not only do they prevent pregnancy but they also protect against sexually transmitted diseases. There are also some other types such as the patch and shot. The patch is placed on the female and it releases the same type of hormones that the birth control pills release to prevent pregnancy. The patch is nice because the female only has to place it once a week instead of having to remember to take a pill every single day. The birth control shot is a shot that a female can get to prevent pregnancy also. The shot can be taken once every three months and is as effective as birth control. It releases the same hormones that the contraceptive pills do but with the shot only 6 out of 100 females got pregnant in a year. The pro about getting the shot is that you receive it once every three months and then you do not have to worry about taking a pill every morning and possibly …show more content…
Also, it will be the best way for teens to remain safe and be able to make their own decisions. parents should be supportive of their child, and not get upset with them for caring about their health and asking their parents for help. In order to make sure students are fully aware of the dangers of unprotected sex their high school and their family should work together to ensure teenagers are receiving the education they need in order to become successful save adults. Sexually transmitted diseases are very dangerous and are becoming very common in teens so the parents should be ready to educate their children about those dangers. If teen age girls would be able to make their own decisions about going on birth control and contraceptives then not only would the teenage pregnancies decrease, but also teenage girl’s success in school and college. Also, teenage girls would also be able to avoid getting Sexually transmitted diseases because they would be informed and provided access to condoms. Teens will not always come forward with these issues so the parents really should be ready to start a conversation with their children because that is the only way that their child would learn to take corrective actions towards their
Teenage pregnancies are getting higher and higher amongst thirteen to nineteen-year old’s. What can be done in order to lower teenage pregnancy rates? Teenagers are taking part in unprotected sexual activities and they are ending up pregnant at a very early age. Many teens are not ready for the type of commitment that raising a child would takes. These teens are certainly not ready to be raising children. Should teenagers be able to decide when they choose to go on birth control and contraceptives without parental consent? Some may argue that teens are too young to be taking action in sexual activity, and that teenagers should wait to be sexually active. In reality, the number of teens that are becoming sexually …show more content…
The pill is one of the most common methods of birth control followed by condoms. The pill would prevent the teen from either ovulating or it can cause the uterus’s lining to thicken so that the male sperm would not be able to reach the egg. One important part about the contraceptive pills is that they must be taken every single day at the same time in order to insure the best protection. Condoms go over the male reproductive part in order to prevent pregnancy. It ensures that the male sperm cannot enter the uterus. Condoms are great because not only do they prevent pregnancy but they also protect against sexually transmitted diseases. There are also some other types such as the patch and shot. The patch is placed on the female and it releases the same type of hormones that the birth control pills release to prevent pregnancy. The patch is nice because the female only has to place it once a week instead of having to remember to take a pill every single day. The birth control shot is a shot that a female can get to prevent pregnancy also. The shot can be taken once every three months and is as effective as birth control. It releases the same hormones that the contraceptive pills do but with the shot only 6 out of 100 females got pregnant in a year. The pro about getting the shot is that you receive it once every three months and then you do not have to worry about taking a pill every morning and possibly …show more content…
Also, it will be the best way for teens to remain safe and be able to make their own decisions. parents should be supportive of their child, and not get upset with them for caring about their health and asking their parents for help. In order to make sure students are fully aware of the dangers of unprotected sex their high school and their family should work together to ensure teenagers are receiving the education they need in order to become successful save adults. Sexually transmitted diseases are very dangerous and are becoming very common in teens so the parents should be ready to educate their children about those dangers. If teen age girls would be able to make their own decisions about going on birth control and contraceptives then not only would the teenage pregnancies decrease, but also teenage girl’s success in school and college. Also, teenage girls would also be able to avoid getting Sexually transmitted diseases because they would be informed and provided access to condoms. Teens will not always come forward with these issues so the parents really should be ready to start a conversation with their children because that is the only way that their child would learn to take corrective actions towards their