Contraceptive Guide to Pregnancy

Executive summary about Guide to Pregnancy By Carole Pemberton

Did you know that if you DON'T use any contraceptive method at all , you have an 80-90% chance of getting pregnant? If you are taking an effective oral contraceptive, like say, Alesse you will be well protected against pregnancy but it is a good idea to skim through the list below just in case you didn't come top of the class in sex ed. or you have stopped taking an oral contraceptive pill and your periods have not yet returned.

• You can still get pregnant the first time you have intercourse, whether you have an orgasm or not
• You can still get pregnant if your partner pulls out of your vagina before he comes- tiny drops of semen can 'leak' out of the penis prior to full ejaculation and those little swimmers have only one mission in mind- to get to your egg!
• You can still get pregnant if you are on your 'period' (either at the end or during the following week)
• You can still get pregnant if you have had a baby and are only partially breastfeeding (it is not advisable to take Alesse or any other brand of oral contraceptive while breastfeeding, until you have been given the 'all clear' from your doctor as hormones can pass through your breast milk so you risk harming your baby)
• You can still get pregnant regardless of the position in which you have sex
• You can still get pregnant if you douche (squirt fluid into your vagina to wash it out)- a practise not recommended.

Alesse, as you know, is an oral contraceptive that contains two synthetic hormones to stop you from getting pregnant- Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol are the active, generic ingredients found in Alesse. No, although if used correctly, Alesse, like most oral contraceptive pills will afford you close on 99% protection.

Had Unprotected Sex? Emergency Contraceptive Pill - NOT to substituted for your regular pill but to be taken only after unprotected sex. This oral contraceptive can be taken up to 72 hours after sex and contains a much higher dose of hormones (estrogen) than 'normal' contraceptive pills ( so the side effects are often stronger and more unpleasant too). The earlier you take emergency contraceptive pills the more effective they are. You can still get pregnant if you have taken the emergency pill but then had sex again during the same menstrual cycle.

You DO need to use protection against STD's if you have multiple sexual partners- yes, even with 'no care', long lasting contraceptive methods like IUD's and implants.

Teen Sex - Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid - Teaching Sex in School
Executive summary about Guide to Pregnancy By Tracey S Watson

Even the term "sex" or "family life education" brings panic, fear, and increases the heartbeat and sweat glands in most adults. However, once the panic subsides, the debate over whether to have sex education in American schools or not - is done. A new poll finds that over 90% of Americans say sex education and guide to pregnancy should be taught in schools.

According to the poll, the surveyed parents supported teaching 7th and 8th graders basic information on how babies are made, and 56 percent supported teaching all aspects of sex education, including birth control and safer sex in 7th and 8th grade, with a much higher percentage agreeing it should be taught in High School.

Unfortunately, the nationwide trend is that fewer young people are learning how to reduce the risk of getting a disease and preventing pregnancy. I am a School Nurse at a Middle School in a suburb of a large city. They teach about "abstinence" in a brief session. I hear parents frequently say, "my daughter/son would never do that", or "I don't think (insert child's name here) would ever have sex". I have girls coming to me fearing pregnancy (and some really are pregnant).

One in 12 students experience their first sexual intercourse before age 13, and a quarter of all children (24 percent of girls and 27 percent of boys) have had sex by age 15, and many believe these estimates to be low. Each year, one in four sexually active teens contracts a sexually transmitted disease. Ideally, parents should give strong teaching to their kids about honesty, integrity, self-value, and abstinence for the first 10 to 12 years of life. Which leads to why this should be taught in the school - parents would be the ideal choice to teach this to children. That leaves the "job" of teaching kids about sex and STD's to the educational system.

We cannot bury our heads in the sand and hope teen sex goes away. Teens are "doing it", getting pregnant, and catching diseases. Also, talk to your school Administrators about how you can support the family life education and be involved.

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