Why do teens keep getting pregnant?

Question

with all the info, condoms, the pill, why? I just don't get it, are they just careless or do they really think they can't get pregnant?

ok, I'm not talking about premarital sex, I'm talking about UNPROTECTED sex, cause I've seen some people didn't get it right. if it's about premarital sex I'm not one to talk, I lost my virginity when I was 14. what I'm trying to get to is that nowadays with all this info, teens should at least use one out of all the methods there are, and even that is not completely reliabale, but I've seen teens asking if it's "ok" to have unprotected sex!

Answer 1

hey does it matter to you if others get pregnant? If you think we're all like that you're wrong, I only had sex one time and got pregnant. my ex DID use condom but then he took it away, I know it was my fault because I didn't tell him to stop, but even so why do you judge people? ok, I'm pregnant, I'm carrying a child. I'm stupid and careless. does that bother you? I don't see how that affects your life. I'm sorry if I sounded rude but just like you wonder why we get pregnant I wonder why do you care so much when it doesn't affect you or your life whatsoever!!

Answer 2

800,000 teenage girls get pregnant every year in the United States, and 1 in 4 sexually active teenagers has an sexually transmitted infection. Contraceptives don't always work, and teens often don't use them correctly (using it wrong, using it past its expiration date, etc.), which decreases their chances of working. Some teenagers are afraid to buy condoms or similar stuff for fear they will be laughed at or told they are too young or be embarrassed or their parents will find out. Or their partner pressures them into having sex without a contraceptive, or they are raped, or the sex is unexpected, or they wrongfully believe that if they have sex at a certain time during the menstrual cycle, they can't get pregnant (this is not true, you can get pregnant at any time.) Or they think that using a contraceptive will take away the feeling of sex or something like that. And some teenagers actually want to get pregnant because they think it will make their boyfriend/girlfriend stay with them (it usually doesn't turn out that way). Or they want to feel loved and think a baby will solve that. And most birth control doesn't do anything to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Some teenagers think that if they are both virgins they can't get an STI from each other, but diseases can be spread from sharing unclean needles used for drugs and also during pregnancy. Hence, 1 in 4 sexually active teenagers has an STI. It makes me so mad when people say "because girls can't keep their legs closed" or "because girls are sluts." Guys need to be blamed just as much for all these unwanted pregnancies.

Answer 3

Excuse me but, mistakes DO happen. No matter how careful you are. I was on the pill when I got pregnant with my first baby, Jayden, who I just had in August. I'm now pregnant again and I was using condoms. My insurance got all messed up & I didn't have the pills for a while. You may think "I shouldn't of have had sex" but, I figured I was pretty protected using condoms. Well, I guess not.

I've used protection & still got pregnant. I'm only 16. I don't care what people think. I love my life, my fiance (The father of both of my children & he's 22), & my son & my other child on the way. I wouldn't take anything back. I'm making it okay & we only ask our families for help if we REALLY need it. We really don't like asking for help but, sometimes you have to. No matter if your 14, 16, 20, 30, or any other age everyone needs help once in a while.

Young parents can make good parents just like anyone else. A lot of times having kids at a young age is a good thing towards the parent(s). Before I found out I was pregnant, I was drinking, into drugs, & partying. Once I found out I was pregnant, I stopped & so did my fiance. My life has changed 360*.

We're now living in our own apartment, no on foodstamps or any other type of goverment needs besides medicaid, & are doing great. I'm still in school & my fiance works 2 jobs. He works his butt off. I'm so proud of him for supporting me & my son. My life is the best. My son & fiance & now this new baby keep me running every day. It's great.

Sure, it's hard at times but, me & my fiance pull through it for our son. We get through it. Everyone has hard times in their life. My life is great & I'm so excited to have this baby!

Please don't downsize young parents. Sh*t does happen. My children AREN'T mistakes.

Answer 4

Here's a better question, why do people act so surprised about it? We all already know that teens are having sex and we all already know that not all of them use protection so why act so surprised? Its not good, no. But at the same time, everyone gets through it and giving someone life is never a bad thing! By the way, believe it or not, having a baby actually turns some of the girls' lives around for the better. Dont be so quick to judge.

Answer 5

A little bit of everything. Some think it can't happen to them, like they are immune or something. Some just want some sort of attention, they get pregnant and then they don't know what to do about it, because they didn't think about it. Any woman living in a big city getting pregnant and not wanting to is an idiot, so much birth control is available, it's not expensive, and not a taboo, no nothing to get it, the morning after pill if you were too drunk... Things couln't be more easy for us at this point.

I also think one of both parents should really stay at home and be a part of education, not leave the entire education to school. Values are taught at home, and now that women go to work as well, the mother role is in most cases missing from homes. I am not saying women should stay at home, I am saying both parents working is leading to consecuences we had not planned after, and we really need to sit down, rethink and renegotiate how both parents working is gonna turn out and what else can we do with our children.

Answer 6

You can present them with all the risks, dangers, or downsides in the world, but part of teenage thinking is the "invincibility syndrome", they think it won't happen to them, or they just don't really care because they are so focused on the short-term results - feeling good and feeling cared for.

Teenagers, while they look like adults, are not adults, and their brains are not mature - especially the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for logic and decision making. Teens are ruled by the more primitive, emotions-based and impulsive areas of the brain. So you can't expect a logical approach to work with all of them.

I also think we do a poor job educating our children about human reproduction. Obviously, as we can see the results on these boards everyday with the questions that are asked. We don't talk about sex openly as a biological function like eating or sh*tting, we immediately make it a moral issue above everything else. Which is the other thing we do a poor job at - teaching our children to value their bodies and to have self respect, and to teach them that some things should be earned through commitment and respect, etc.

Answer 7

My best friend she's 16 got pregnant she has a beautiful son and before she got pregnant she got into drugs real bad sh!t wasnt going right at home and one day she tells me she's pregnant not once did i leave her side I stood up for her when people started b!tching at her and call her names. Thanks to my nephew he has changed her life. She's on the right path she's done it by herself and with a little help from her dad and that's it. She's an amazing person now.

But there are many reasons why teens get pregnant
They could be embarassed to buy condoms
Lazy and careless
They just want someone who needs them constantly

But no matter what teens do stupid sh!t but there is no such thing as a child being a mistake. Everything happens for a reason.

Answer 8

Thank you!!!! I was just wondering the same thing!! For any teens reading this--Why are you in such a rush to grow up? Enjoy being young it only happens once!!! Adult life is full of responsibility and stress, why would you want to start that early???? You are going to have to be responsible for the rest of your life!! Why would you want to start now?? Enjoy being 14, 15, 16 ,17 whatever..... I can't believe 15 year olds are having sex... what happened to going to the mall and gossiping about your classmates?? That is what you should be doing.... not changing diapers and worrying how you are going to pay for day care!!! WAKE UP!!! You are ruining your life!! Your bodies may not even be able to carry a pregnancy to term because you yourself are still growing. wow. please stop having sex and if you are going to have sex USE CONDOMS AND THE PILL!!! don't even get me started on std's......i can't talk about this anymore.

Answer 9

**** happens, i am 16 and pregnant, i have the best boyfriend, he has been here with me through everything and so has out families, this is no ones business besides are own, and u know what its not about teens being stupid its about the pill not working or the condom breaking, thats what happened to me and i apologize to u dumb bit*ches who act like it is their business, ipeople saying we are stupid and shi*t, yeah i can see the teens who just get pregnant just to do it, and try to be cool, but now that i am pregnant and i seen my baby move, i am happier than ever, so stop the shi*t with teens gettin pregnant.

Answer 10

a lot of parents don't talk to their kids about birth control. When I was 15 my mom sat me down and talked to me about the pill and I chose not to go on it at that point because I knew I wasn't ready. Parents just don't do that anymore though. They don't want their kids to have sex and get pregnant so they think if they don't bring it up that it won't happen....well, HELLO.....can they see what its doing now. Not to mention that the age of having sex is getting much younger and those young adults are just thinking about the sex, not what can come of it.