Teen pregnancy rates revealed
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Teenage pregnancy rates in parts of east Belfast are more than double the average in the board area, a report says.
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Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of mil lions of dollars in federal grants, according to a study released by a nonpartisan group that seeks to reduce teen pregnancies.
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Some federally funded abstinence sex education courses tell youngsters that 50% of all American teenage gay men are HIV positive, touching someone&#39;s genitals can make you pregnant and abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, says the Washington Post.
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CHICAGO - Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the "morning after pill," encourages teens to have sex...
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Babies fathered by teenagers are more likely to be unhealthy at birth, suggests a study.
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Early teen and pre-teen pregnancy in the United States has dropped to its lowest levels in nearly 60 years. &quot;Births to 10 to 14 Year-Old Mothers, 1990-2002: Trends and Health
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Laws that would require parents to be notified when teens seek birth control would do little to curb underage sex and could cause a troubling number of girls to engage in unsafe intercourse, a survey of teens in 33 states suggests.
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News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
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British health officials say female teenagers are significantly more likely to test positive for chlamydia than are women in their 20s.
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Immunization rates for young U.S. children stayed at record levels in 2006, but a government survey released on Thursday showed that many teens were not getting their recommended shots.
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The birth rate among adolescent and young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the 1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.
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The majority of sex ed classes that preach abstinence for US teens feature incorrect or misleading information about the effectiveness of contraceptives and the dangers of abortion, according to a report released by a Democratic congressman.
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Figures from the HPA, released in its annual report yesterday, show that teenagers and young people are disproportionately affected by infections such as chlamydia, which can make women infertile, and gonorrhoea.
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Children born with a low birth weight and being born to teenage mothers ,have an increased risk of committing suicide at a later age, a new population study has revealed.
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Although fewer teens are drinking alcohol, those who do drink are consuming more than ever, a national survey reveals.
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Teenagers are facing a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.
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WASHINGTON -- Fewer teens are engaging in sexual activity than in the past, and those that do are more likely to use contraceptives, the government said Friday.