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Teen pregnancy is when you have a baby in your teenage years. Most teen pregnancies happen when you are in high school. If you have a baby during your high school years, most people have to drop out of school and find a job to support their baby.

Signs of being pregnant
-Missed period or short period
-Feeling sick to your stomach
-Feeling tired
-Sudden mood swings
-Sore or tender breasts

If you think your pregnant buy a pregnancy test or go to a clinic for a second opinion. Curtain clinics provide free pregnancy tests.

What to do if you are pregnant?

 

-If your pregnant, eat healthy food and exercise every day.
-Choose food with low saturated fat.
-Get a lot of rest every day.
-See your doctor for a check up and make sure to get all your required shots.
-Do not take drugs, drink alcohol, or smoke cigarettes.
-Do not take hot baths or hot tubs.
-Do not take x-rays while you are pregnant.

Other Facts
-8 in 10 girls and 7 in 10 boys are sexually inexperienced at age 15.
-The likelihood of teenagers' having intercourse increases steadily with age, However, about 1 in 5 young people do not have intercourse while teenagers.
-About 8 years before they marry, more than half of 17-year-olds have had intercourse.
-While 93% of teenage women report that their first intercourse was voluntary, one-quarter of these young women report that it was unwanted.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 21:51