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Birth Control: Doing More Bad Than Good for Women and Young Teens Everyone thinks of birth control as a way to have sexual intercourse without any worries or consequences. Those people are wrong. There are so many things that can go wrong even while on the pill, and some women don’t realize that. Part of that problem is that doctors now prescribe it just like they would prescribe medicine for a sick child. Not only are women using these common contraceptives for the wrong reasons, but they…

1. Case Summary: Miss X, 16y/o Chinese young teenager visited her GP for a simple UTI treatment. However, she was recommended by her GP to visit the family planning (FP) clinic for advice regarding contraception. Miss X had started a relationship with her boyfriend early this year and they had been sexually active since then. Miss X reported that she sometimes had unprotected sex but said that she had always been careful and not having sex during her ‘fertile’ period. She is currently well, with…

The Benefits of Birth Control Birth control is available to everyone, anyone can go to the store and get a type of birth control. Except for the more complex kinds of birth control, people have to go to the doctor to get a prescription. Without birth control, many women would become pregnant at a young age when they don’t want or can’t afford a baby. Often times this can lead an to abortion, which is the killing of an innocent baby for absolutely no reason. Birth control prevents sexually…

To have an infant daughter is both exciting and frightening at the same time. There are many concerns that come to mind because it is instinctual to protect her innocence at all cost. As she grows into a young adult, a parent begins to contemplate ways that will solidify her future by protecting and preventing “mistakes” that we as parents made when we were the same age. The goal is to give her a fighting chance at achieving her goals without unnecessary struggles. One of many decisions would be…

pregnancy. In 2012, 62% of women at the reproductive age were using some form of contraception (CDC, 2012). This systematic review addresses progestin based contraceptives and combined contraceptives. The progestin based oral contraceptives differs from the combined oral contraceptive by only containing progestin while the combined contraceptive contains both progestin and estrogen. Both of the selected hormonal contraceptive methods have an effective rate of 91%, meaning…

DNA Fingerprinting Introduction Background: DNA fingerprinting is one of the great discoveries of the late 20th century,that has revolutionized forensic investigations. (Roewer 2013) The complete DNA of each individual is unique, with the exception of identical twins. It is this difference that can be used by forensic scientists to match specimens of blood , tissue, or hair follicles to an individual with a high level of certainty. A DNA fingerprint, therefore, is a DNA pattern that has a…

In the United States approximately half of all pregnancies are unplanned, and half of those pregnancies occur in women between ages 16-24 years old (Kavanaugh, Frohwirth, Jerman, Popkin, & Ethier, 2013). This is a significant and important problem. In fact, one of the goals set forth by Healthy People 2020 is to improve the planning of pregnancy and prevent unplanned pregnancies (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Each year unplanned pregnancies cost taxpayers in the…

Women don’t just desire to take birth control; it is a necessity for many women in today 's world. Some women would consider birth control to be a life-saving medication; so, why is birth control so costly? According to an article posted on Bustle, a woman is deathly afraid that under Obama care her birth control will become unattainable due to skyrocketing prices. This particular woman does not take the contraceptive as a safeguard against pregnancy, but as a medication to remain alive. “When I…

As humans in society, having a child has always been a dominant issue in women 's’ lives. A child is a commitment and if unwanted can be a curse upon a woman for the rest of her life. The amount of effort from going to school and work can be stressful enough, adding a baby on top of that could impact a woman’s life in a way that may consume her will to work or go to school. Birth control, at least the pill, has not been readily available for single women up until the recent decades. Birth…

I started using contraceptives at the age of 18 as of somewhat replacement of a barrier condom, so I can enjoy it better with my former boyfriend. As a young woman, learning about contraceptives was exciting because from my perspective it has ultimately the greatest solutions that have happened to a young woman like myself, this way I am still able to enjoy sex without getting pregnant. Although, I am not sexually active as I was in my younger days, somehow my experience with men has declined.…