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Write down all the activities you do in a one day
What time do you wake up? What time do you go to sleep? What did you eat during the day? Be specific How much time do you spend with your friends What activities did you participate in? How much time with each? Were you tired during the day? Did you get to nap? How much time on electronics did you spend?
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Teen Pregnancy Unit 5
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How would a baby affect your daily routine?
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Risks of Teen Pregnancy
Low birth weight/premature birth Anemia (low iron levels) High blood pressure Higher rate of infant mortality Not enough nutrients
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Facts Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school dropout rates among girls. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, whereas approximately 90% of women who do not give birth during adolescence graduate from high school. The children of teenage mothers are more likely to have lower school achievement and to drop out of high school, have more health problems, be incarcerated at some time during adolescence, give birth as a teenager, and face unemployment as a young adult.1
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What it is like to be pregnant
Tired all the time Must eat healthy Must exercise May feel sick and vomit Must visit doctor frequently Constipated Mood swings Anxiety Trouble sleeping Swelling Must avoid certain activities and food
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Sex: Internal and External Influences
Why do teenagers have sex? Why do teenagers have unprotected sex?
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How does the media and entertainment portray sex?
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The Cost of Having a baby
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Consequences of Your Pregnancy
Keep the Baby Have an abortion Adoption Have to leave school Regret it Parents are disappointed Depressed Miss the baby Not able to afford the things you like Get sick May lose your friends
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Forms of Birth Control Contraception: Abstinence: Barrier Methods:
Prevention of pregnancy through forms of birth control Abstinence: Only form of birth control that is 100% effective against pregnancy and infections. Barrier Methods: Physically blocks sperm from getting to an egg. Hormonal: A type of birth control that changes estrogen or progestin levels to prevent ovulation in a female and thickens cervical mucus
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Barrier Methods Male Condom Diaphragm Internal Condom
Spermicide-must be used with other methods Cervical Cap Sponge Sterilization: Not a product but prevents sperm from reaching the egg. Vasectomy (for men) Tubal ligation (for women).
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Hormonal Methods The Pill The Patch The Ring Implants/IUD The Shot
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The Pill The Shot Very Effective when used correctly
Very Effective when used correctly (same time everyday) Does not protect against STD’s or HIV Prevents ovaries from releasing an egg each month Very Effective when used correctly Convenient-Only 4x per year Does not protect against STD’s or HIV Prevents ovaries from releasing an egg each month
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The IUD The Implant Most effective method (besides abstinence)
Can last 3-12 years Does not protect against STD’s or HIV It makes it hard for sperm to get into the women’s cervix and prevents ovaries from releasing an eggs Very effective Inserted under skin of upper arm pit Can last up to 4 years Does not protect against STD’s or HIV Prevents ovaries from releasing an egg each month
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Condoms Very good at preventing pregnancy Prevent STD’s and HIV
Use with other forms of birth control extremely effective
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Abstinence The choice to not have sexual intercourse
The only way to completely guarantee that you will not get pregnant or contract a sexually transmitted disease 100% safe and effective
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