Name: Axel Espín

Course: 1ro BGU “C”

Date: 19/03/2023
 Consult
What is sexuality?
Sexuality is commonly understood as the forms of emotional, cultural and behavioral relationship
between man and woman ¿, or between male and fale animals. Talking about sexuality, howevwe,
ia not just tlaking about reproduction and sexual organs, but about the cultural implications that
sexual behavior generates and has generated in human Civilization, for example.
It can be said that human sexuality involves four equally important aspects:
 Biological aspect: it represents the impulses of the body and the mandate to reproduce that
the species contains.
 Psychological aspect: it represents the conscious way of assuming sexuality.
 Social aspect: it has to do whit social pressures and social discourses around sexuality, what
the historical moment says about it.
 Ethical aspect: Linked to responsibility and individual and collective ways of handling
sexuality in relation to others.
According to the World Health Organization, in fact, sexuality encompasses "sex, gender identities
and roles, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy, reproduction and sexual orientation". In addition, "It is
lived and expressed through thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors,
practices, roles and interpersonal relationships."
Who we are as men and women. Our sexuality changes and grows throughout our lives. Sexuality
includes sexual behaviors, sexual relationships, and intimacy; how we choose to express ourselves
as men and women (including the way we talk, dress, and relate to others); sexual orientation
(straight, homosexual, bisexual), values, beliefs, and attitudes as they relate to being male or
female; changes that happen to our bodies such as the stages of puberty, pregnancy or menopause;
if and how we choose to have children; the kind of friends we have; how we feel about the way we
see; who we are as a person; and the way we treat others.
Causes and effects of teenage pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy is a serious problem that affects millions of women around the world, but
especially in poor regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 17 million adolescents give
birth each year. It is no coincidence that early pregnancy is the second cause of mortality in girls
between the ages of 15 and 19.
The situation can be due to several factors, but the context is usually similar. They are young people
who live in poor areas and who, by tradition or culture, do not value alternatives to adolescent
pregnancy.
However, it is very important to know the causes of pregnancy in adolescence, the associated risks
and also the consequences that it can cause in the mother, the boy or the girl and even its family
impact.
Causes of pregnancy in adolescence
Two of the main causes of teenage pregnancy are directly related to the standard of living and
poverty of the inhabitants of a country, they are:
 Sexual intercourse without the use of contraception.
 Erroneous or wrong use of the same.
 Teenage marriage and the traditional role that some societies still assign to women.
 It warns of the dangers of the consumption of drugs and alcoholic beverages in itself and of
its consequences: disinhibition, lack of reflexivity, impulsivity, etc.
 Social pressure and idealization of pregnancy in adolescence as ways of achieving
acceptance in their close circles (friends and classmates, mainly).
 Lack of information and difficult access to good sexual education, as well as inattention or
refusal by parents to talk about these issues in an open and natural way.
Consequences of pregnancy in adolescence
Both psychologically and socially, the consequences of teenage pregnancy can be very serious.
These are some of the ones we come across on a regular basis:
 Dropping out of studies: especially depending on the context and the socioeconomic level of
the family.
 Abortions: both induced and spontaneous, in addition to the risks of falling into the black
market in countries where this practice is not legalized.
 Family instability: it is common for the relationship between the parents not to last long and,
as they are adolescents in charge of children, an unstable family environment develops.
 Uncontrolled birth: in developing countries, it implies having a greater number of children
without implementing control measures to avoid this situation.
 Psychological problems: Teenage mothers often experience fear of rejection, anxiety and
stress, as well as family problems, rejection of the baby or other serious emotional disorders.
 Dependence: often these mothers are in a situation of economic and emotional need that
links them to dysfunctional and harmful family relationships.