Informative Outline
Topic: Teenage pregnancy
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about teenage pregnancy
I. Introduction
a. Attention Getter: Do you know anyone who is facing teenage pregnancy or that is facing the issue today? Do you want to know what it will be like pregnant as a teenager? I’m going to inform you about teenage pregnancy in the United States today. 1 in 3 teens get pregnant before the age of 20. Over 80% are unintentional, and untended. On average 1 million teens become pregnant in the United States. 13% of the births in the United States involve young mothers. And about 25% of these mothers have another child within 2 years. Teen child bearing in the United States cost federal state and local taxpayers at least 9.1 million dollars. These funds are for (health care) Which pays for the hospital stay, and follow-up care for the mother and child. Foster care (because some mothers abandoned their child) incarceration (because some mothers are in need of money so they turn to crime).
And yes your tax dollars do go towards abortion.
b. Preview: In our own state of New York, The average annual cost associated with a child born to a mother 17 years of age and younger is 30,375. Between 1991-2004 there were more than 91, 874 hundred teens that gave birth in New York. Teen pregnancy affects everyone. The father, mother, and the child. It also affects everyone around them. How can you prevent teenage pregnancy? There are many ways, however the most important
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Is to talk to your child. And let them know abstinent is the only way to
Prevent teenage pregnancy. there are other methods you can also use to prevent pregnancy.
II. Body
a. Birth Control Pills
Birth Control Pills are taken every single day. A woman choosing this method will commit to taking ONE pill every day, at approximately the same time every single day. Pills contain two types of hormones: estrogen and progestin. In order to be eligible for Birth Control Pills, you must have a medical exam, including your medical history, internal examination and Pap test. If you choose this method of birth control, a Choices provider will give you a prescription for up to 6 months of pills; you will be required to come for a brief 6-month visit.
Effectiveness: 99% effective (if used correctly).
b.
Depo Provera
Depo Provera is a hormonal injection shot that is administered by a healthcare professional every 12-13 weeks (approximately three months).
Depo is a hormonal contraceptive method; though unlike pills, the ring or the patch, it only contains one of the hormones (progestin) and is therefore is okay for use in women who cannot take estrogen.
Effectiveness: 99% effective (if used correctly)
Safety: Has possible side effects similar to other hormonal methods. For the first 6 months to a year of use, many women experience irregular menstrual spotting and/or bleeding. Eventually, your menstrual flow may be reduced and for some women may stop entirely. Other possible effects to the injection include weight gain and loss of bone calcium. Depo does not protect against HIV or other sexually transmitted infections.
c.
Mirena IUD
The Mirena IUD is a device inserted into the uterus and can be worn for up to 5 years. Unlike the Paragard IUD, Mirena contains hormones (progestin).
A woman choosing this method wants long-term birth control; yet if that changes and pregnancy is desired, the IUD can be removed at any time before the 5 year limit. The IUD is inserted by a healthcare professional during a woman’s menstrual period. In order to be eligible for an IUD, you must have a medical exam, including your medical history, internal examination, Pap test and cervical/vaginal cultures.
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Effectiveness: 99% effective
Safety: The first several menstrual periods a woman has with an IUD inserted may be heavier and cramping may be experienced; however, because of the hormone in the Mirena IUD, over time (approximately 9-12 months) a woman’s menstrual periods will lighten considerably and may even stop. IUDs carry a small risk of Ectopic pregnancy, PID, bleeding between periods, uterine cramping and unwanted pregnancy. Mirena’s risks also include ovarian cysts, deep vein thrombosis and decrease/loss of menstrual flow. The risks of an IUD include expulsion (the IUD falls out of the uterus) or perforation (the IUD punctures the uterine muscle).
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Personality: You desire a long-term method of contraception. You are in a monogamous (one-to-one) relationship with your partner. You have never had an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy nor have a history of pelvic inflammatory disease. You are able to use a hormonal form of contraception. You enjoy spontaneity and, therefore, are looking for a birth control method that you do not have to think about.
In conclusion the safest sex is “NO SEX”
Works Cited:
Pregnancy resources. [Online] Available
http://www.plannedparenthood.org. National unplanned pregnancy: [Online] Available http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/
