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Pregnancy and Parenthood


 * With sexual activity comes the risk of contracting a sexually trasmitted infection and the risk of pregnancy.
 *  About 750,000 young women ages from 15-19 become pregnant each year.
 * About 59% are live births, 27% end in a abortion, and the remaining 14% end in miscarriage.
 * 61.5% are sexually active teens reported using condoms the last time they had sex, and only 16% reported using birth control pills before sexual intercourse.
 * many teen pregnancies are unplanned
 * when pregnancy is unplanned, it is typical to feel emotionally confused and worried about what to do, especially when you are young.
 * Facing pregnancy and parenthood is a life changing experience, especially if the pregnancy is unplanned.
 * You may feel emotionally confused and worried about what to do.

[|Pregnancy Test]
 * Available at a drugstore or a health care provider
 * See a health care provider if your home pregnancy test is positive
 * Taking a pregnancy test can be stressful and it can bring up many emotions and fear.

Safe S**
 * There are many different types of birth control you can use
 * Condoms, pill, female condom, patch, shots. ect.
 * The only way to be sure of not getting any kind of nasty stuff is NOT to have sex at all.