Thesis statement: Because teen pregnancies have increased due to cultural changes‚ sexual attitudes‚ and exploited media‚ teen pregnancy is becoming a major issue that needs to be resolved by increased parental awareness and sexual education. Definition: Pregnancy - period of time between fertilization of the ovum (conception) and birth‚ during which mammals carry their developing young in the uterus (see embryo). The duration of pregnancy in humans is about 280 days‚ equal to 9 calendar months
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Singapore Statistics from the Malaysia Welfare Department for this year‚ from January to April 2010‚ reported that 111 unmarried young girls were pregnant. The figure‚ however‚ is just the tip of the iceberg as many cases go unreported and pregnancies terminated. It also reported in New Straits Times on 23rd July 2010‚ the body of a baby girl found in a bag at a bus stop near the Sultan Ismail Hospital‚ Johor Bahru in the morning. Also there a baby found buried. New Straits Times on 18th July
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HIV During Pregnancy - Why You Should Test For HIV And What You Need To Know By Martine O’Callaghan Oct 2‚ 2012 HIV‚ human immunodeficiency virus‚ is the retrovirus which causes AIDS‚ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS destroys the immune system - a complex set of glands‚ organs and tissues that help protect against and fight off diseases. HIV is blood borne and it can only be transmitted via bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen and vaginal mucus. It is‚ therefore‚ sexually transmitted but can
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Which food not to eat during your pregnancy? Pregnancy-the birth of miracle‚ rainbow and all things sugar‚ spicy and nice. One of the most debated topics is the diet and exercise a pregnant woman should follow. A well rounded and balanced meal is important. But‚ what may work for some pregnant ladies may not work for others. Cravings in pregnancy are quite normal‚ thanks to the hormonal surge. Women all over have goofy cravings which can range from eating sauerkraut to eating ice cream all the time
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In a normal pregnancy‚ a fertilized egg travels from the location of fertilization (the fallopian tube) to the uterus. Sometimes however‚ the egg grows in the wrong place‚ which is known as an ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy was first documented as early as 1693 during a routine autopsy performed on a female prisoner condemned to death and executed (Speroff‚ pg. 947). In order to understand ectopic pregnancy one must understand the normal physiology of conception‚ how and why things can go wrong
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reducing teen pregnancy rates‚ and one reason for this is that teenage pregnancy rates in the US have generally declined since the 1950’s. But that isn’t good enough‚ because despite the decline‚ the US still has one of the highest teen birth rates in the industrialized world. Teen pregnancy should be highly discouraged as it has an effect on the teenage mother and the baby that is born. The teen mother may face complications such as premature labor‚ medical complication during the pregnancy period‚ at
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Introduction 1. Teenage pregnancy 2. Unplanned Parenthood 3. Secrets among male and females between 13 and 16 of age A. having unprotected sex can cause pregnancy B. being in the wrong place at the wrong time Knowing the facts out here about teenagers lives and what their doing. 1. Things parents are not knowing 2. Getting to the bottom line of what they may be going through 3. Drinking and using drugs. A. Getting drunk behind parents back B. getting involved when it comes
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English 106 April 5‚ 2014 Paper #2 English Teenage Pregnancy “Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13-19‚ becoming pregnant” (Fact Sheet). The term in everyday speech usually refers to girls who have not reached legal adulthood‚ which varies across the world‚ who become pregnant. Teen pregnancy is less often planned and hence less regulated by contraception. Even though teen pregnancy rates have declined over the past few decades‚ the fact of the matter
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Teenage Pregnancy I. Introduction Teenage pregnancy is one of the major problem that the world is facing today. Early pregnancy or teenage pregnancy is dangerous to teenage girls’ health because it may cause cervical cancer‚ aids‚ and eventually death. Teenage pregnancies are often associated with an increased rate of delinquent behaviors including alcohol and substance abuse. To begin with‚ majority of them belong to the low income group. To prevent this dilemma‚ there are some preventions
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Molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy in which a non-viable fertilized egg implants in the uterus and converts a normal pregnancy into an abnormal one (which will fail to come to term). A molar pregnancy is a gestational trophoblastic disease[1] that grows into a mass in the uterus that has swollen chorionic villi. These villi grow in clusters that resemble grapes.[2] A molar pregnancy can develop when an egg that is missing its nucleus is fertilized and that may or may not contain fetal
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