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Birth Control: Male or Females? Nausea, breast tenderness, headaches, weight gain, mood changes, acne, and depression. These symptoms listed above are just a few ideas of what women experience while using contraception. A good portion of women have used birth control since ancient times but safe and effective methods have only became available since the 20th century. Birth control is used to prevent pregnancy and can be used in different methods such as condoms, prescribed pills, IUD, or…

mothers are so fortunate (Rinaldo). The daily life of a teenage mother is grueling and while the United States has made considerable strides in the past decade to reduce teen pregnancy rates, more can be done. The United States still has the highest teen pregnancy…

premature—early and at a low birth weight. Declining teen pregnancy rates are thought to be attributed to more effective birth control practice, newer methods of birth control (e.g., long-acting, reversible contraception), and decreased sexual activity among teens. Still, teenage pregnancy rates remain high and approximately 1 million teenage girls become pregnant each year in the United States and about 13 percent of U.S. births involve teen mothers. To lower teen pregnancy rates, older…

origin: The women who have the highest birthrates tend to be from Africa, Pakistan and India. The women who have the lowest birthrates tend to be from Europe, the U.S. and East Asia. The study by Ferrer and Adsera -- which explores how childbirth rates affect a…

What is premature birth? A premature birth is a birth that takes place more than three weeks before the baby is due. In other words, a premature birth is one that occurs before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy. Normally, a pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks. Premature birth gives the baby less time to develop in the womb. Premature babies, especially those born earliest, often have complicated medical problems. The survival rates for a premature baby surviving rising the further…

approximately 9.4 billion dollars to fund these services, thus North Carolina counties have joined together to create Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens (SHIFTNC), and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives (TPPI) in order to lower the teen pregnancy and birth rates in North Carolina through education and meeting the needs of teenagers through contraception as another option if engaging in sexual activity at a young age ( Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens 2009; NC Dept. of Health and Human…

Surprisingly, teen pregnancy rates have dropped over the years. Between 2007 and 2012, one-third the rate in the mid-2000s dropped. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, there was a six percent decrease from 2011 to 2012. I was not surprised to find in my search that teen minorities have always had higher birth rates than white teens. African Americans have the greater decline compared to the white. African-American girls ages 15-19 had a pregnancy rate 60% higher than their…

Ervin Colston Anthony Daniels English 120 April 29, 2016 The Importance of Birth Control [1] Since the time ancient man began participating in sexual intercourse, forms of birth control have existed for the prime purpose of preventing the conception of children. The earliest forms of birth control had varying results of effectiveness. Some birth control methods were toxic, some forms of birth control dealt with abortion and infanticide, while other simply did not work [2]. In the present,…

that should be an automatic right. Allowing birth control to be made easier to access would both decrease the rates of unintended pregnancy as well as lower teenage pregnancy rates around the nation. Back in 1933, during the early stages of birth control this exact issue was being introduced. Midst the heart of the Great Depression, Walter Pierce introduced a bill to Congress that would allow doctors to have discussions with their patients regarding birth control. This bill was very…

when the right methods are being used. Birth Control is one of the many approaches of doing so. It is shocking to take into consideration the rate of teen pregnancies present in the United States alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “In 2015, a total of 229,715 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Birth Control is not being further endorsed to young teenage girls even when the rate of pregnancy is remarkably…