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PREGANCY

What is pregnancy
Pregnancy happens when a sperm fertilizes
an egg after it is released from the ovary
during ovulation. The fertilized egg then
travels down into the uterus and is placed
there. A successful implantation results in
pregnancy.
What is teenage pregnancy

Defined as occurring between thirteen


and nineteen years of age. There are,
however, girls as young as ten who are
sexually active and occasionally become
pregnant and give birth.
Effects of teenage pregnancy

01 02 03
UNMARRIED HEALTH ABORTION
PREGNANT CONSEQUENCES
ADOLESCENTS
Causes of teenage pregnancy

01 02
Lack of information Inadequate access to
about sexual and services tailored to
reproductive health and young people
rights
03 04
Family, community and Sexual violence
social pressure to marry
05 06
Child, early and forced Lack of education or
marriage, which can be dropping out of school
both a cause and a
consequence
What is Sexually transmitted disease (STD)

Diseases or infections that are


passed from one person to another
person through sexual contact.
How to prevent teenage pregnancy and STD

USE CONDOM & TAKE ORAL HAVE PROPER DON'T HAVE


PROTECTIONS CONTRACEPTIVE SEX EDUCATION SEXUAL
PILL INTERCOURSE AT
A YOUNG AGE
How to have safe sex?

USE BIRTH CONTROLS AND CONDOMS


TO PREVENT PREGNACY
SEX
EDUCATION
high-quality teaching and
learning about a broad variety
of topics related to sex. Sex
education has been shown to
help to prevent and reduce the
risks of adolescent pregnancy,
HIV, and sexually transmitted
diseases or STDs for teens
with and without chronic
health conditions and
disabilities.
Thank
You!

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