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Pregnancy Prevention

Pregnancy Prevention. Making good choices!. Abstinence (Not having sex). 100% Effective The #1 way to prevent pregnancy

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Pregnancy Prevention

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  1. Pregnancy Prevention Making good choices!

  2. Abstinence (Not having sex) • 100% Effective • The #1 way to prevent pregnancy • In 2000 the rate of teen pregnancy in San Antonio was 80% higher than the rate of teen pregnancy in the nation! (according to Project Worth website: www.sanantonio.gov/projectworth/factsheet03.pdf)

  3. Birth Control Methods • Condoms • Oral Contraceptives (pills) • Depo Provera (shot) • The Patch • The Ring • Approximately 1,500 teenage girls in Bexar County get pregnant every year! (according to Project Worth website: www.sanantonio.gov/projectworth/factsheet03.pdf)

  4. Using Condoms • Must be used every time • Advantages • easy to use • don’t need prescription • provides protection from STDs! • Disadvantages • interrupt sex • can break during sex • Out of 100 women 14 get pregnant in a year

  5. Using Oral Contraceptive (pills) • Must be taken every day at the same time • Advantages • works great • periods lighter and less cramping • may improve acne • Disadvantages • does not protect from STDs • must remember • Out of 100 women 3-5 get pregnant in a year

  6. Using Depo Provera(shot) • Injection (shot) every 3 months • Advantages • lasts 3 months • periods lighter and less cramping • Disadvantages • does not protect from STDs • irregular periods • Out of 100 women 1 gets pregnant in a year

  7. Using The Patch • New patch once a week for 3 weeks • Nothing for the 4th week during period • Advantages • easy to use and very effective • may improve acne • Disadvantages • does not protect from STDs • may have irregular spotting • Out of 100 women 2 get pregnant in a year

  8. Using The Ring • Inserted into vagina and left in for 3 weeks • Take out and nothing 4th week during period • Advantages • easy to use and works great • periods lighter and less cramping • Disadvantages • does not protect from STDs • Out of 100 women 2 get pregnant in a year

  9. Teen Pregnancy causes: • Low self-esteem • Feelings of regret & heartbreak • Difficulty finishing school • Financial & emotional burdens • Sudden increase in major responsibilities • 63% of teenagers who have had sex wish they had waited!

  10. PASS IT With so many ways to prevent teen pregnancy, don’t let it happen to your child!

  11. Resources • Bureau of Women’s Health, Division of Family Planning, Texas Department of Health. Birth Control: Your Choices. 2002. • www.tdh.state.tx.us/women/clinics.stm • www.sanantonio.gov/projectworth/factsheet03.pdf

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