Sex and Pregnancy

Sex and Pregnancy among Teenagers

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May 4 , 2010 Sex and Pregnancy among Teenagers

Introduction

At forty two , Stella is still a single mother of two a boy and a girl aged 18 and 15 years respectively . They were both in college and Stella felt that she had played her role as a parent in bringing up her children and educating them single handedly . She had great expectations in her children and especially the daughter who was very bright in school . This did not

go far before she noticed some abnormal physical changes in her daughter she had developed a rather unusual big belly and Stella avoided thoughts that her daughter could be pregnant . No , not at this tender age ! The worst and most shocking news struck her like lightning her daughter was pregnant and as if that was not enough , her own son was responsible ! What might have brought the two too close to an extent of having sexual affairs that brought this disgrace ? Sex and pregnancy are not uncommon terms among the teens and especially in this generation where sex starts too early in the teens ' lives . Smink Schargel (2004 ) in their book , Helping students graduate : a strategic approach to dropout prevention , observe that Teenagers are having sex younger than before ' This essay seeks to explore sex and pregnancy among teenagers and the main causes

Sex and teenage pregnancies

Teenage sex or pregnancy refers to involvement in sexual activities and hence pregnancy before...