Unintended pregnancy is a problem that has faced generations of young people. It is estimated that 750,000 young girls from the ages of 15-19 get pregnant each year. These statistics fall heaviest among young women of African American or Hispanic descent.(Johnson, Nshom, Nye & Cohall, 2009). This is a very large problem that faces this nation’s young women. In many cases pregnant teens will not finish school and in turn don’t bring home a great salary which can lead to depression and anxiety. There are many ways for young women to prevent teen pregnancy: abstinence, birth control pills, emergency contraception pills, birth control shots, implants and intrauterine devices such as Marana. The biggest problem that we see today is that young women have no idea that different contraceptive options are available to them. Many women know about the risks and benefits of using birth control pills but our sex education classes fall short in educating young women on all of their options. Through this paper I will explore teen and young women’s attitudes towards contraceptives and emergency contraception more commonly known as Plan B.
Unintended pregnancies account for 43% of …show more content…
A big factor is education on the products available. Studies found that many young women are very undereducated when it come to the variety of methods. Doctors and teachers need to do a better job at alerting young women to these methods to help prevent pregnancy, especially emergency contraceptives. Another big factor in a woman’s attitude towards contraception comes from her friends, family and partner. The more supportive these people are towards the use of contraceptives the better the chances of the woman choosing to use them. Finally, a woman’s own experiences with contraceptives, whether good or bad, have a big impact on a woman’s attitude towards
Unintended pregnancies account for 43% of …show more content…
A big factor is education on the products available. Studies found that many young women are very undereducated when it come to the variety of methods. Doctors and teachers need to do a better job at alerting young women to these methods to help prevent pregnancy, especially emergency contraceptives. Another big factor in a woman’s attitude towards contraception comes from her friends, family and partner. The more supportive these people are towards the use of contraceptives the better the chances of the woman choosing to use them. Finally, a woman’s own experiences with contraceptives, whether good or bad, have a big impact on a woman’s attitude towards