tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22579505299399372462024-03-21T18:42:24.221-07:00Underage sex and pregnancyUnderage sex and pregnancy has been a problem for a long time, this blog is especially for discussing about the issue. Everyone are welcome to leave their comment on any discussion.achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-24055213831696336612007-06-04T15:56:00.000-07:002007-06-04T15:58:31.602-07:00Editorial: Sex and consequence<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">JUNE is back to school, back to repairing desks, cleaning classrooms, and-ideally-educating youths about sex and its consequences. Homes and schools should open mature and sensitive discussions of these concerns as one viable option for protecting teenagers from the illegal, invisible but pervasive scourge of abortion. </span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">No. 4 killer Although abortion is illegal in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) records 400,000 illegal abortions performed annually, with 80,000 of these ending in hospitalizations due to abortion-related complications. In 1994, 12 percent of maternal deaths were due to unsafe abortions, according to the DOH. Due to the law and public rejection, two-thirds of Filipino women resort to self-induced abortion or pay quacks to perform this. “Induced abortion is the fourth leading cause of maternal death in the country,” stresses the first “State of the Philippine Population Report (SPPF)” published by the Commission on Population (Popcom).</span> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/06/04/oped/editorial.html"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div></span></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-30327576648362421802007-05-29T15:06:00.000-07:002007-05-29T15:08:09.908-07:00Catch them young<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">There is an urgent need for youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in the fight against HIV Aids, writes ROSE ORONJE</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">LACK OF SEX EDUCATION AND information is to blame for early sexual activity among young people in sub-Saharan Africa and the spread of HIV/Aids, says a study.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">As a result, the majority of sexually active young people in the region do not protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/Aids.<br /></span></div></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">According to a study by Infotrak Research and Consulting, more than 50 per cent of girls in Kenya lose their virginity by the age of 16.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">In a joint study by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) and the Guttmacher Institute (US) in 2004, about half of young people (age 15-19 years) in Uganda and Malawi, 40 per cent in Burkina Faso, and 22 per cent in Ghana, were found to be sexually active. <br /></span></div></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/Magazine/Magazine2805072.htm"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-47010543113745150512007-05-27T15:42:00.000-07:002007-05-27T15:49:41.402-07:00Teenage pregnancy: Let's talk about sex<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3APMk9Fc3yzBeWphaLjg3nfn33vzR8JdV26zVqfPZGZ5i2qjrvVaZdBBYVKyynIScSmTRRlCJIsSX6B9xCPO-iwt4zqLMBRA3npkgACrqfTlrSsauLzxfVFGHoT8Nv8kMTo3i4bPRPXk/s1600-h/483643972_dd766633ea_m.jpg"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069375274870721138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3APMk9Fc3yzBeWphaLjg3nfn33vzR8JdV26zVqfPZGZ5i2qjrvVaZdBBYVKyynIScSmTRRlCJIsSX6B9xCPO-iwt4zqLMBRA3npkgACrqfTlrSsauLzxfVFGHoT8Nv8kMTo3i4bPRPXk/s200/483643972_dd766633ea_m.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">As teenage pregnancy rates remain stubbornly high in the UK, Tom de Castella asks whether a new approach is needed<br /></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Teenage pregnancy is one of those totemic issues used to measure how well a society brings up its young people. And in study after study, the UK compares badly with other European countries, with teenage girls here five times more likely to become pregnant than their Dutch counterparts.<br /></span></div></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">In 1999, the Government launched its Teenage Pregnancy Strategy with a target of halving the 90,000 teenage conceptions in 1998 by 2010, and an interim goal of a 15 per cent reduction by 2004. The latter was missed and few experts believe the Government will reach its objective. But the Government and its advisers insist there has been progress. Since the strategy was set out, the number of conceptions for under-18s has fallen by 11 per cent, while birth rates have come down by 20 per cent due to an increase in abortions. But progress is uneven and between 2004 and 2005 conceptions among women under 16 in fact nudged up by 0.3 per cent. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.ypnmagazine.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=full_news&ID=14313"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-87636696760527118362007-05-27T15:36:00.000-07:002007-05-27T15:42:14.004-07:00Parents play key role in preventing teen pregnancy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqTyBUiz8qcHXd7MnelWeG_NxRmh5gfkBoq967XOdOTM8KafH4G0-UOsPaqWMFItpZ-H-N5iIWfoDmK7WaUGyixgG3k5Lre7K7g8m3qyU5ILMSVwecOPLmEwKVbesZoAaHiCMxWQ4-Qk/s1600-h/127665219_1127ee58fd_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069374424467196514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqTyBUiz8qcHXd7MnelWeG_NxRmh5gfkBoq967XOdOTM8KafH4G0-UOsPaqWMFItpZ-H-N5iIWfoDmK7WaUGyixgG3k5Lre7K7g8m3qyU5ILMSVwecOPLmEwKVbesZoAaHiCMxWQ4-Qk/s200/127665219_1127ee58fd_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a leading think tank studying sexual behavior, in 2004 the U.S. teen pregnancy rate was 96 per 1,000 girls. In the case of California, almost 10 percent of girls ages 15-19 were likely to become pregnant.For parents, this is startling information. Time and again, parents will ask "What can we do?" and the answer starts at home. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">School health classes contribute to helping teens avoid pregnancy, but they are only one piece of the puzzle. Some districts have semester-long health programs, while other districts have all but removed health from their schedules by reducing a semester-long class into a weeklong component. Whichever direction a school district opts to go, the time spent dealing with pregnancy prevention is minimal.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/05/27/health/16_03_375_24_07.txt"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-81260713613080582992007-05-19T14:29:00.000-07:002007-05-19T14:37:34.779-07:00Study: Canadian Teen Pregnancy Rates Down, Sexually Transmitted Infections Rates Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTw9vdwNPgTAmfyfZQgFqFk1YqJHF3LjRHqhC5DA8Z7EBqNfjQzIBbyRbns1NTEW6k7Mzx50XBk4TzjQxnE66blXR7vmVLmd551Idpuk78EhvWCHrKJRmr-8ZkEOEBtIE__C-I-fONPg/s1600-h/504863468_954ac36b9c_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066389143023602258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTw9vdwNPgTAmfyfZQgFqFk1YqJHF3LjRHqhC5DA8Z7EBqNfjQzIBbyRbns1NTEW6k7Mzx50XBk4TzjQxnE66blXR7vmVLmd551Idpuk78EhvWCHrKJRmr-8ZkEOEBtIE__C-I-fONPg/s200/504863468_954ac36b9c_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Toronto, ON (AHN) - Canada's teenage pregnancy rate is at all-time low and teen abortions rates have also dropped according to a study. The research shows that the teen pregnancy rate in Canada fell about 40 percent between 1974 and 2003.<br /></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Alex McKay, research coordinator at the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada attributed the lower pregnancy rate to birth control, "it's due to greater contraceptive use, not teens having less sex."<br /></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">In fact, while teen pregnancy rates are down, sexually transmitted infections rates are up. He said that the birth control pill is being used as a primary form of contraception and it does not prevent against sexually transmitted infections.<br />McKay wants teenagers and young adults to know that preventing infections is just as important as preventing pregnancy.<br /></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">"One of the things we clearly need to do in this country is promote greater consistent condom use among all young people." </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007393090"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-71686723429021223952007-05-19T14:28:00.000-07:002007-05-19T14:29:31.451-07:00Teen pregnancy rate for region lower than national average<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Although a recent report on sex information said Canada's teen pregnancy rate is highest in the north and in rural areas, this region has bucked the trend.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">"Leeds, Grenville and Lanark have some of the lowest rates of pregnancy for 15- to 19-year-olds in the province," said Jane Futcher, the director of clinical services at the local health unit.<br />The report by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada - which also stated that teen pregnancy has hit an all-time low and teen abortion rates have hit a 10-year low in Canada - stated that rural teens lack access to sexual health services that cater to young people.<br />But that's not the case here.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">"We have sexual health clinics in all of our health unit locations in Gananoque, Brockville, Smiths Falls, Perth, Almonte and Kemptville," said Futcher. These clinics generally serve people ages 14 to 27, but sometimes serve younger and older clients in the case that they don't have a family doctor who can prescribe birth control.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://newsfeed.recorder.ca/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=22474"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-72527751406187255892007-05-17T12:23:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:29:06.786-07:00Battle teen pregnancy with science, not ideology<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzpvP_Qg0w8Z3ESSYTKQJlIipI2yxf1Kevr6lYoq85Udre3lAgFmR3M_p2eWiksdWa4eC2O84I6I-eJlbxp_5vuCDh3R-yjlsnwpVOv7gp9SyLbiRk0dqSX34_hZ186LP1rLyyGw_7hQ/s1600-h/364962859_64c7be6f9e_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065613884246805058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzpvP_Qg0w8Z3ESSYTKQJlIipI2yxf1Kevr6lYoq85Udre3lAgFmR3M_p2eWiksdWa4eC2O84I6I-eJlbxp_5vuCDh3R-yjlsnwpVOv7gp9SyLbiRk0dqSX34_hZ186LP1rLyyGw_7hQ/s200/364962859_64c7be6f9e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">Study says federal government wastes money with abstinence-only programs. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">In the United States, teen birth, teen abortion and sexually transmitted infection rates are higher than in most other industrialized countries. In 1999, 48 out of 1,000 U.S. women ages 15 to 19 gave birth -- a rate 11 times greater than in the Netherlands and four times higher than in Germany. The teen abortion rate in the United States is more than three times that of France and nearly seven times that of the Netherlands.In New York state, nearly 40,000 teens became pregnant in 2004, according to the New York State Department of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that four in 10 teens in New York will have sex before they graduate high school.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070516/OPINION03/705160303"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-85307894449759179632007-05-17T12:20:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:23:30.124-07:00What Every Parent Should Hear: Teen Pregnancy<span style="color:#ffffff;"><br />Over the past ten years there has been a steady decline in the teen pregnancy rate.<br />Tonight, we continue our series on "What every parent should hear," discussing a teen parenting program.<br />Kristi Henderson learned what one local school is doing to help educate their students.<br />Independence High School is dedicated to teaching their students about teen pregnancy and about parent and child development.<br />And teachers say it starts with making good decisions.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=6526628&nav=menu546_1"><span style="color:#ffffff;">You can watch this program here</span></a>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-82079539494216063502007-05-17T12:16:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:20:42.813-07:00Mothers first, then only adults<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbjH8LX8Spag8Qc2WoW7H59Adc_byOv8vfDs3MaW5O-ogHsiRz0-wxLPgesoKMW0_FhVzienqE2NQ8kydHjJB3oT9uRVgrHUhryT7SNRpmnBP1iUs3SggWy6uyMSHsiAEXyMD2Bu3OT8/s1600-h/457369168_92994f0b10_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065611702403418674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbjH8LX8Spag8Qc2WoW7H59Adc_byOv8vfDs3MaW5O-ogHsiRz0-wxLPgesoKMW0_FhVzienqE2NQ8kydHjJB3oT9uRVgrHUhryT7SNRpmnBP1iUs3SggWy6uyMSHsiAEXyMD2Bu3OT8/s200/457369168_92994f0b10_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">BECOMING a mother before becoming an adult seems to be a growing trend in South Africa where teenage pregnancy is on the rise.<br /></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">In a country where the HIV prevalence amongst 15-19-year-old girls is 9 percent, teenagers continue to take the risk of having unprotected sex.<br /></span></div></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">According to national statistics 72 000 schoolgirls cited pregnancy as a reason for not being in school in 2005. Figures from the Society for Family Health (SFH) indicate that 17% of 15 - 24-year-old females are HIV positive. What makes this statistic even more shocking is that only 21% of 15 - 24-year-olds have been tested, which is lower than the national average for testing of 30%. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.news24.com/Regional_Papers/Components/Category_Article_Text_Template/0,,433_2114708~E,00.html"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-1416155732026605022007-05-14T12:43:00.000-07:002007-05-14T12:50:16.772-07:00Leveling with kids about s-e-x<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6k_gCFvKzfU-uEeDRwkDcXUuN_MZ99xfzZ1RVavJdmNSy8oxOEJj4frgtFGTO7Whh-TurKoZ_j01wz0l1k6gJUd7ufiDImovnFpNFxgaY_mlqwkH4cXLEFhLrP9ZWTWMUSEOWQk9WcU/s1600-h/497971365_2eb407b591_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064506089876122066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6k_gCFvKzfU-uEeDRwkDcXUuN_MZ99xfzZ1RVavJdmNSy8oxOEJj4frgtFGTO7Whh-TurKoZ_j01wz0l1k6gJUd7ufiDImovnFpNFxgaY_mlqwkH4cXLEFhLrP9ZWTWMUSEOWQk9WcU/s200/497971365_2eb407b591_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">One day, point-blank, Harriet Gourdine-Adams' 8-year-old son, what with his ready access to the pamphlets and brochures in his mother's workaday arsenal, asked her to define "sex." She gave him an age-appropriate answer."I said, 'Oh, it's the special way that mommy and daddy love each other.' And he says, 'Oh, OK.'"<br /><br />He kept it moving, did not bat an eye, did not miss a beat, said Gourdine-Adams, family planning director for Nassau County's community health centers. He was satisfied with her easy, breezy comeback. And this, she said, came as a relief to her 15-year-old daughter, who was standing in a corner listening and, by the contortions on her face, petrified about what would drop from her pull-no-punches mother's mouth onto a little boy's brain.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etcolumn5212164may14,0,5105029.column?coll=ny-entertainment-columnists"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-32881898792470270662007-05-13T08:55:00.000-07:002007-05-13T09:00:17.936-07:00What sex week forgot?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2DVDPutw8mJG6z5uVcerXWCTm0LmSrg8Nr5UNCoMMw3zD5tJSae426dwKbOuL2yez4FXRSW8m_G7b7mAq3c3VV5DaksdgupEoE6frUxqshX2K_MUD87jZdYbOaB6rrAZsJ27NJ_7TfI/s1600-h/433986858_79f2c68e67_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064075712678226370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2DVDPutw8mJG6z5uVcerXWCTm0LmSrg8Nr5UNCoMMw3zD5tJSae426dwKbOuL2yez4FXRSW8m_G7b7mAq3c3VV5DaksdgupEoE6frUxqshX2K_MUD87jZdYbOaB6rrAZsJ27NJ_7TfI/s200/433986858_79f2c68e67_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">On college campuses, to warn students of the dangers of 'friends with benefits' and 'hooking up' is so politically incorrect </span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">With headlines focused on college massacres and presidential nominees, it's natural to have overlooked an event that has become familiar on campuses around the nation: Sex Week. The goals of last month's happening at Northwestern University were to examine misconceptions about sexual health and to speak openly about "taboo" and "hush-hush" topics.<br /></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Don't yawn -- to dismiss Sex Week without scrutiny would be a blunder.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/383068,CST-CONT-college13.article"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-10872017994238016772007-05-12T14:38:00.000-07:002007-05-12T14:45:06.067-07:00Fewer Utah Teens Getting Pregnant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6l4kJq1UrGXaD0YRnIcvYigFsKdGZeo10kY2PfX1wOK6q85Y_oF1voEfI6T1aGYcogRqVd9jUj3LHqTT25OIfIexYs7M9MDs7rrx9oxMbobjkD5a3g_zkWIPdreeX_Y6cJNLDa9reXg/s1600-h/218295451_38416843a8_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063793494672173490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6l4kJq1UrGXaD0YRnIcvYigFsKdGZeo10kY2PfX1wOK6q85Y_oF1voEfI6T1aGYcogRqVd9jUj3LHqTT25OIfIexYs7M9MDs7rrx9oxMbobjkD5a3g_zkWIPdreeX_Y6cJNLDa9reXg/s200/218295451_38416843a8_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Utah's teen pregnancy rate has fallen more than 3.5 percent in the last two years. In 2003, nearly 40 of every 1,000 girls ages 15-19 became pregnant. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">In 2005, the number dropped to 38 per 1,000. In 2005, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) set an ambitious goal to cut the state's teen pregnancy rate (includes live births, fetal deaths, and abortions) by 20 percent by the year 2015 (baseline year 2003), which would bring the rate to 32 births per 1,000. There is more good news. Teen pregnancy rates have fallen more than 20 percent in Utah and the U.S. over the last decade.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/22/11999.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-75466091759281768152007-05-11T08:20:00.000-07:002007-05-11T08:24:55.797-07:00Mothers, daughters talk about sex<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKLqZ1Gf90Xsu5MqBEcnUae8ZrornUUo00nyK9QYlcxR1dIJOdKKfF_qxFwf2z4qlMJTUjUnZJwI3G5sdwrcm5S8Hp3VEzc4IODqu5635UB0eUNTfEUpX0iOwjCNb8i8SttTyf-TJwIc/s1600-h/261605113_f2b1bc9112_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063324436998810018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKLqZ1Gf90Xsu5MqBEcnUae8ZrornUUo00nyK9QYlcxR1dIJOdKKfF_qxFwf2z4qlMJTUjUnZJwI3G5sdwrcm5S8Hp3VEzc4IODqu5635UB0eUNTfEUpX0iOwjCNb8i8SttTyf-TJwIc/s200/261605113_f2b1bc9112_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">As a father, Dr. Dave Solberg concedes that children don't want lectures, so he had a question for girls at a teen pregnancy conference Thursday:<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">"When you have sex, the question you have to ask yourself is, 'Do I want to be a mother today?'" Solberg said Thursday during a presentation for girls and their mothers.<br />Dozens of women and girls turned out to hear Solberg and another doctor discuss some of the consequences of sex, including pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections.<br />Though some of the teens said they didn't want to hear the facts from their parents, the women at "Just for Us Girls!" said they believe their girls need to get the information in some way. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=165367&format=html"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-75702628749918345912007-05-10T10:53:00.000-07:002007-05-10T10:55:08.669-07:00Welcome and leave your comment now<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9PMyHxHk_58QlI7zX6VCfgndHMNC2JcbU6pMxMqhQZywpkCZcQpG8H9nOVzCZhNFHl4WiiPJgwRqE71Gp14ZpA35xrDSDQAl-YiDx5F6TIfUwD-rrEToBeN_cx947Wa62H2uKDmflBY/s1600-h/426379.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062992049479772562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9PMyHxHk_58QlI7zX6VCfgndHMNC2JcbU6pMxMqhQZywpkCZcQpG8H9nOVzCZhNFHl4WiiPJgwRqE71Gp14ZpA35xrDSDQAl-YiDx5F6TIfUwD-rrEToBeN_cx947Wa62H2uKDmflBY/s200/426379.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">Sorry that I didn't realise that people cannot leave their comment, I have already change the settings for the blog and you are all welcome to leave your comment and start your debate here.</span></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-11534746226176604922007-05-07T15:31:00.000-07:002007-05-07T15:37:48.395-07:00Teen pregnancy must be a talking point<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VEpBTsMLd9Q9HBgKMHzQoCCi1P0QGmVgkSUVOZhNre26H_IHAdM2dGkblIlBtY1-aFFwC3CQmxhPT20e4jbwG4z-ZWVXKOQALdwLnTV_yLLcSx2gVmrB6NMC8GWUVu0pQc77FxS8Ye8/s1600-h/478461282_09be374aa4_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061951619422120322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VEpBTsMLd9Q9HBgKMHzQoCCi1P0QGmVgkSUVOZhNre26H_IHAdM2dGkblIlBtY1-aFFwC3CQmxhPT20e4jbwG4z-ZWVXKOQALdwLnTV_yLLcSx2gVmrB6NMC8GWUVu0pQc77FxS8Ye8/s200/478461282_09be374aa4_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Last December, frustrated by a teen pregnancy rate that kept rising even as state and national levels were dropping, a group of Washington County officials decided to risk $5,000 in prize money on the idea that teens could persuade their peers to delay or abstain from sex.<br /></span></div></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">On Thursday night, their bet paid off, as teens, parents and some elected officials gathered at the Maryland Theatre to view a short film, some 30-second spots and some print ads. Many different techniques were used, but the theme for all was the same - sex has consequences</span>. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=164845&format=html"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-83923117796119742192007-05-06T08:24:00.000-07:002007-05-06T08:32:21.035-07:00Posters of promoting sex education<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUny-V9RZjCRXUedWXapwhMChyltPJIpcvyZZYIZ82DIeMhChEQr-iHgqYrnND9aqVNoHu0phYjYETSOKeaRQFKJJjYnKgfkXcg_YrXq12VMPLnVgOwqPubUw3_z7rfC12HA35jFO1zFU/s1600-h/164572456_e3b3b520db_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061470003264383346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUny-V9RZjCRXUedWXapwhMChyltPJIpcvyZZYIZ82DIeMhChEQr-iHgqYrnND9aqVNoHu0phYjYETSOKeaRQFKJJjYnKgfkXcg_YrXq12VMPLnVgOwqPubUw3_z7rfC12HA35jFO1zFU/s200/164572456_e3b3b520db_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi5OZLK0gLGihx2dN_8vsiKhv8Siky1-0dOpjppWLmYvs09wA8IdkkyCFuEgPDAySWmrOWdt2svUI9rM4LwIxLXk8T0u9PECj5LiTbGRh5pwmTCDRYamnRC9QoIN_tHAdF7qEioWTrPU/s1600-h/282025289_3e7b184ac1_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061469363314256210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi5OZLK0gLGihx2dN_8vsiKhv8Siky1-0dOpjppWLmYvs09wA8IdkkyCFuEgPDAySWmrOWdt2svUI9rM4LwIxLXk8T0u9PECj5LiTbGRh5pwmTCDRYamnRC9QoIN_tHAdF7qEioWTrPU/s200/282025289_3e7b184ac1_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv09HOgeYa7BVh7-V977ko9SBvaNRiTiHa0PGbExRSyBE2XOBXjDZQ4GOGc1hgENsU-on5B4aBcqHXIRR-n6PVW5uMPGIpiQXl0urGb3WmihjkA4-ulhUsHF19LRsH9Du1ci4VowX2s8/s1600-h/402168992_37bde53fa0_m.jpg"></a> </div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv09HOgeYa7BVh7-V977ko9SBvaNRiTiHa0PGbExRSyBE2XOBXjDZQ4GOGc1hgENsU-on5B4aBcqHXIRR-n6PVW5uMPGIpiQXl0urGb3WmihjkA4-ulhUsHF19LRsH9Du1ci4VowX2s8/s1600-h/402168992_37bde53fa0_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061469505048176994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv09HOgeYa7BVh7-V977ko9SBvaNRiTiHa0PGbExRSyBE2XOBXjDZQ4GOGc1hgENsU-on5B4aBcqHXIRR-n6PVW5uMPGIpiQXl0urGb3WmihjkA4-ulhUsHF19LRsH9Du1ci4VowX2s8/s200/402168992_37bde53fa0_m.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv09HOgeYa7BVh7-V977ko9SBvaNRiTiHa0PGbExRSyBE2XOBXjDZQ4GOGc1hgENsU-on5B4aBcqHXIRR-n6PVW5uMPGIpiQXl0urGb3WmihjkA4-ulhUsHF19LRsH9Du1ci4VowX2s8/s1600-h/402168992_37bde53fa0_m.jpg"></a> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv09HOgeYa7BVh7-V977ko9SBvaNRiTiHa0PGbExRSyBE2XOBXjDZQ4GOGc1hgENsU-on5B4aBcqHXIRR-n6PVW5uMPGIpiQXl0urGb3WmihjkA4-ulhUsHF19LRsH9Du1ci4VowX2s8/s1600-h/402168992_37bde53fa0_m.jpg"></a></div></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-41985980431180238792007-05-06T08:10:00.000-07:002007-05-06T08:24:12.993-07:00Change to sex education urged<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRZTj4Aefg7wHcWq-2b2liICGOuTUAxCCIHSV213L0AKlqN9CkHSvnTTOmtzZb3GDECZOPGA3mcGBvC46p_Rn8Sn4z_6Xyx-cMSLsjVSHAUwa1fnGYMMAKyNGOKuHq3R9mifvr9rsiD8/s1600-h/352071997_b294ae2e76_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061468830738311490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRZTj4Aefg7wHcWq-2b2liICGOuTUAxCCIHSV213L0AKlqN9CkHSvnTTOmtzZb3GDECZOPGA3mcGBvC46p_Rn8Sn4z_6Xyx-cMSLsjVSHAUwa1fnGYMMAKyNGOKuHq3R9mifvr9rsiD8/s200/352071997_b294ae2e76_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">CONTRACEPTION PLAN: Taiwan should follow the example of Sweden, which instructs on birth control from a young age, the Taiwan Association for Sexuality Education said By Max Hirsch</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">All they wanted to do was talk about sex.<br />The 16th annual conference of the Taiwan Association for Sexuality Education (TASE) saw leading experts in various sex-related fields descend on National Taiwan Normal University yesterday for what the association billed as the nation's first ever academic forum on sex education.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Faced with an alarming HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region and the fact that the nation has the highest birth rate in Asia among teenage girls -- statistics suggest a birth rate as high as 12 percent among girls aged 15 to 19 from 2000 to 2005 -- the nation must rethink its approach to sex education, experts urged, warning the government not to look to the US for guidance.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/05/06/2003359662"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-8083445083036911862007-05-06T08:08:00.000-07:002007-05-06T08:18:18.038-07:00Sex education needs to address teenage pregnancy, expert says<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0Sy79JWJGYtxCjYeqt0ydoM0mlhI_uxNFczC5utvZFq0oJdR0tNBMPrgKzwYB33X-mHur1LVB3tujDPaKSti52nCi0spJrRAAnOl1uA71eRTeFCC9QJUxEcdy9kB5BOVJv3WW4ObZA4/s1600-h/156445739_859066a1a1_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061467284550084914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0Sy79JWJGYtxCjYeqt0ydoM0mlhI_uxNFczC5utvZFq0oJdR0tNBMPrgKzwYB33X-mHur1LVB3tujDPaKSti52nCi0spJrRAAnOl1uA71eRTeFCC9QJUxEcdy9kB5BOVJv3WW4ObZA4/s200/156445739_859066a1a1_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCE_zfPDeOIZOrFXXlLBjjPH-odu03WN4F9-7vFPJBIFigHEHUz3trCYMPt9LJiSZX-q5vdFhTIpGczj64FLvQxiTfH40PJ6SwMJMxP0WXLuI2Ny7oQFvrfa9uSn24T8vCV6ijDKPZZlg/s1600-h/402168992_37bde53fa0_m.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Taiwan's high teenage pregnancy rate can be attributed to insufficient sex education as well as the conservative attitude of parents toward sex, an expert said yesterday.<br />Kao Sung-chin, secretary-general of the Taiwan Association for Sexuality Education, made the remarks during a seminar sponsored by the association.<br /></span></div></span><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Kao said that more open sex education, with teachers and parents more willing to discuss issues related to sex, would be most helpful to teenagers. He said that although Taiwan's birthrate has continued to slip, its birthrate among teenagers is the highest in Asia, or three times that of Asia, and five times that of South Korea. He noted that the birth rate among teenagers dropped to eight per 1,000 in 2005 from 14 per 1,000 in 2000, averaging 11.8 per 1,000 over the past five years. This compares with 4 per 1,000 in Japan and 2.8 per 1,000 in South Korea. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/archives/taiwan/200756/108902.htm"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-64138851762888836702007-05-05T06:04:00.000-07:002007-05-05T06:09:18.403-07:00'This is not a game'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KH6KkOiyR21gPu4prKBFNSqEkfWJTGbWIrMZrqY-m9Yvrpk4nYUuSn1p7XjcCcL7dNAk_Cfk4xnjpNkMjtF_Xf3aj-dS8cbJB8aP-luhxfN0zefev8SUwI7ph9N8jHhwUXzDvan3N_M/s1600-h/340094646_f2b1d03f6e_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061062969213741314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KH6KkOiyR21gPu4prKBFNSqEkfWJTGbWIrMZrqY-m9Yvrpk4nYUuSn1p7XjcCcL7dNAk_Cfk4xnjpNkMjtF_Xf3aj-dS8cbJB8aP-luhxfN0zefev8SUwI7ph9N8jHhwUXzDvan3N_M/s200/340094646_f2b1d03f6e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Abstinence advocate gives students firm talk</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Frank, sincere and powerful words about sexual abstinence boomed to Sturgis High School students Monday."Real love respects," said national abstinence speaker, Pam Stenzel. "Love would never ask you to do something that would damage you the rest of your life."Stenzel spoke with a passion that captured the attention of hundreds of teens. The cost of having a baby, the risks of obtaining an STD and the price of a broken heart were all part of Stenzel's hour-long assembly.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">The No. 1 fear teens have today about having sex is pregnancy, Stenzel said. But pregnancy is not a disease. It's survivable.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.sturgisjournal.com/articles/2007/05/04/news/doc463be7ad1e32a069442425.txt"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-9204550955166158812007-05-05T06:03:00.000-07:002007-05-05T06:10:24.520-07:00Teen Pregnancy - The Problems Of A Child-Mother<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgKf7vojJB_h4MjS_AQqAS7XvR2neB_jhcfKNGlPOsW_utmqiOnop9cbigd5S85qvzMSCppzTPkGwkx0AaWz03AUM5bdJ1mFRSklgaEmX6En6n6mUYbEAhYdnNg7T6ZBDsvaX3Ol2YsM/s1600-h/294777712_87915a6bd9_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061063278451386642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgKf7vojJB_h4MjS_AQqAS7XvR2neB_jhcfKNGlPOsW_utmqiOnop9cbigd5S85qvzMSCppzTPkGwkx0AaWz03AUM5bdJ1mFRSklgaEmX6En6n6mUYbEAhYdnNg7T6ZBDsvaX3Ol2YsM/s200/294777712_87915a6bd9_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Teen pregnancy is one of the major social issues in today’s society. Today’s teens are becoming sexually active at a younger age than teens of the previous generation. Most of the times, it is due to peer pressure to be “cool” and “popular”. However, sadly, they are not aware of the consequences of unprotected sex, which leads to unwanted pregnancy. The pressures are manifold in such cases, first informing the parent about the situation they are in. Secondly, the guilt and shame such girls undergo can psychologically scar them for life.<br />Social Problems of Pregnant Teens<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=26188"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-83327714267579339512007-05-04T08:28:00.000-07:002007-05-04T08:36:51.340-07:00Abuse major cause for teen pregnancy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Wciboi48kMQOVE8gpH8rucvBiEF5VZitCkBTOHvO1bwmEVqVPuT5JnWSANMFhoojPGM3cEuFn7z9_4go3P-ynlYTIze-LM73_0lvYZ3n35wQ85d0_hyphenhyphenN2aDT2Yvlc_z9xqwq6mVEJtg/s1600-h/334468009_dfd3648e3d_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060729842960328946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Wciboi48kMQOVE8gpH8rucvBiEF5VZitCkBTOHvO1bwmEVqVPuT5JnWSANMFhoojPGM3cEuFn7z9_4go3P-ynlYTIze-LM73_0lvYZ3n35wQ85d0_hyphenhyphenN2aDT2Yvlc_z9xqwq6mVEJtg/s200/334468009_dfd3648e3d_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">A study on adolescent pregnancies, conducted at the Medical College Hospital here, has found that child sex abuse is the major cause of pregnancy in the 15-18 age group.The study was conducted by Dr Khuraisha Beevi, assistant professor at the Prevention of Epidemic and Infective diseases section of the Medical College.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">It is high time that we introduced sex education, not just for students but for parents too,?said Khuraisha Beevi.Her study on adolescent pregnant girls who were admitted to the MCH for termination of pregnancies reveal that 19.7 percent cases resulted from sex abuse by close relatives. This is seen more in broken families and families where the parents have a strained relationship,pointed out Khuraisha Beevi.</span></div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20070504012337&Page=O&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-49606367601185828292007-05-01T16:23:00.000-07:002007-05-01T16:53:09.849-07:00School hands out 345 morning-after pills to students - without telling parents<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8U_4sun4PNwu7IItgjizpgDJeWDMigBAShmA_s-Ip2FGNrXvQUFJ-JuS8svhrL-gWKOV3XfYI8exU8_F2fWkL86x0ubSWqk5wIa-36tgOSSKSkqB1XzRD_EEwH_i0tIOD98ujoE_BZk/s1600-h/845472_b02185425a_m.jpg"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059744272519948514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8U_4sun4PNwu7IItgjizpgDJeWDMigBAShmA_s-Ip2FGNrXvQUFJ-JuS8svhrL-gWKOV3XfYI8exU8_F2fWkL86x0ubSWqk5wIa-36tgOSSKSkqB1XzRD_EEwH_i0tIOD98ujoE_BZk/s200/845472_b02185425a_m.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">A school has admitted handing out 345 morning-after pills to teenage girls without telling their parents.<br /></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">The figure for contraceptives distributed at Lutterworth Grammar School and Community College over four years is believed to be the highest in England and Wales.<br />Parents and family groups were outraged at the "disgusting" and "wicked" scheme which they say encourages promiscuity and could put children at risk of contracting sexually-transmitted diseases. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=451533&in_page_id=1774"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">This is a news that I found from Daily Mail recently.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">I think I can't really accept what they did, because this will give encouragement to the teenagers to have unprotected and underage sex. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">I think the way to reduce under age pregnancies is not to hand out pills, but to hand out the punishment laid down by law on anyone having underage sex. If some prison sentences were handed out people, particularly young people, would perhaps think twice before indulging in promiscuous activities. And I think they should promote and educate the teenagers rather than handing out the pills.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">It is not reasonable that the school not telling the parents becasue schools will let you know if your child has missed a lesson, even when they are 16 plus, is their health of less importance than missing lessons?</span></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-45913632131274828422007-04-28T09:31:00.000-07:002007-04-29T07:05:22.864-07:00Sex education: Talking to toddlers and preschoolers about sex<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEpzHlxJcSn4twRGN2dXpCBBKZqb6-4KxHdav07Gp8oqDorewQMJyXxlVNc1g_tJseZij8MoKwQkMdruxiFWlW1kZofEZynCApsF-xGeZjrpBAg7yUxa9YIxwENQhcPzgW46k6Qs_IWM/s1600-h/55108376_4243f6d63d_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058850906437478610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEpzHlxJcSn4twRGN2dXpCBBKZqb6-4KxHdav07Gp8oqDorewQMJyXxlVNc1g_tJseZij8MoKwQkMdruxiFWlW1kZofEZynCApsF-xGeZjrpBAg7yUxa9YIxwENQhcPzgW46k6Qs_IWM/s200/55108376_4243f6d63d_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Sex education can begin anytime. Here's how to set the stage — and how to answer your children's questions.<br />Sex education is a topic many parents would prefer to avoid. And if you have young children, you might think you're off the hook — at least for a while. But that's not necessarily true. Sex education can begin anytime. Let your children set the pace with their questions.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sex-education/HQ00547"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">I think this is a useful website for parents to know how to communicate with your child if they ask questions about pregnancy.</span></div>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-72116717687586818162007-04-27T09:10:00.000-07:002007-04-27T09:12:24.396-07:00Free condoms for teenagers<span style="color:#ffffff;">CHILDREN as young as 13 are being given free condoms in a bid to tackle teenage pregnancy.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Hampshire County Council is offering free contraception to youngsters on some secondary school sites, colleges and youth drop-in centres even though the age at which children can legally have sexual intercourse in Britain is 16.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">The council is getting £8,000 of government money to buy condoms over the next year for the county-wide scheme, called Get It On.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">The aim is to reduce teenage pregnancy rates. While under-18 conception rates have dropped in Britain, they are still the highest in Western Europe.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirechroniclenews/display.var.1357530.0.free_condoms_for_teenagers.php"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257950529939937246.post-37455669868267095132007-04-27T09:08:00.000-07:002007-04-27T09:10:24.468-07:00To Educate or Not to Educate?<span style="color:#ffffff;">Comprehensive sex education should be taught at schools nation wide. There are many consequences to students not getting all of the facts which include high pregnancy and abortion rates as well as high STD and STI numbers. There are other countries where comprehensive sex ed. is taught and their numbers on all are lower. It also breaks down what is really being taught in all inclusive sex ed. programs.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">The majority of today’s youth are only being told half of the story when it come to sex. Forty-nine of our fifty states have federally funded “Abstinence Only” sex education in their public schools. By only teaching that sex should be saved until marriage adolescents are not being exposed to the information they need in order to make informed decisions about their own sex lives. As a result of this, if young adults do chose to become sexually active, they will not know how to or have the tools necessary to have safe sex of any form. By establishing comprehensive sex education in all schools the youth of America will not only learn about ways to effectively protect themselves from STDs and pregnancy, but also about healthy relationships and decision making skills. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/26/18405448.php"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Read More Here</span></a>achuachuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491501309597024363noreply@blogger.com0