Teen Pregnancy Facts

Teen pregnancy can be one of the most challenging experiences in someone’s life. Especially if the father of your child, and your boyfriend, chooses to leave you because he doesn't want to take care of his responsibilities. Its crazy how the statistics show that men are more likely to leave you once you've had a child. You also need want to take into consideration the amount of money you're going to be spending on your new child, while putting your very own life on hold for someone else's. So, if you don't expect to become pregnant because you're focusing on better your own life and waiting until you are mentally, physically and financially stable you might want to talk to your doctor about contraceptives. Always be safe when having sex with someone because you never know if they have STD's or STI'S. People ages 15-24 years old account for nearly half of new cases for STI's each year. So make sure your always use a condom, not just because you don't want to get pregnant, but also because you don't want to get any STD's or STI's.