Imagine that you had sex and the condom broke. Now you’re pregnant. You aren’t ready and can’t afford to be a parent right now. You have your whole life ahead of you—college, your dream job, starting a family. Your family […]
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“Abortion.” The word may seem daunting and clinical, but the reality is, abortion is a safe and legal option when it comes to an unplanned pregnancy. Some people may have mixed feelings about abortion for many reasons, including the stigma […]
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Though the United States has the highest teen birth rates in the industrialized world, teen parents and parents-to-be often find themselves stigmatized by others, sometimes even by the people who might normally be sources of support such as friends…
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Being a teenager is tough. There’s your awkward growing body, managing classes, nagging parents or guardians and annoying siblings. Pair that with all of the hormones active in your body, and you’ve got what can be a pretty uncomfortable period…
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As a teenager, you may hear a lot of conflicting information from family, friends and even adults about how pregnancy happens and how to prevent it. That’s why it is important to use a reliable resource to double-check the information […]
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In many ways, Abigail, 19, of Marlborough, MA, and Savannah, 18, of Coos Bay, OR, are a lot alike. Both are teenage girls, enjoy hanging out with friends and love playing with their pet dogs. Both also faced an unintended […]
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“I became interested in reproductive health because when I was 15 I was sexually active and I did not know anything about contraceptives or protection,” explains 19-year-old Christian Redbird of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Christian started learning…
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When I was about 10 years old, my 15-year-old sister found out she was pregnant. It was difficult for me to understand what was going on, but I did. Of course, it was even more difficult for my sister to […]
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Can you imagine anxiously taking a pregnancy test or being the partner of someone who is taking one? The thought that you or your partner may be pregnant as a teen can be incredibly stressful. The couple of minutes that […]
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“In Swahili, the word ‘Imani’ means ‘faith,’” explains 19-year-old teen dad Uniquek Haywood, sitting at home in downtown Orange, New Jersey. And he needed faith when he and his girlfriend, Sandra Sanchez, 17, found…
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I’ll never forget the day when I almost peed my pants in a hospital lobby. After a technician tried and failed to perform a successful ultrasound, she ordered me to fill my bladder with 12 Dixie Cups of water and […]
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I remember my freshman year. I dreaded third period—Life Skills Health, the most uncomfortable class I have ever taken. I always thought that if I ignored the information they gave me then I wouldn’t ever be affected by it. I […]
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Nadya Okamoto is a 20-year-old junior at Harvard University. She is the Founder and Executive Director of PERIOD (period.org), one of the fastest growing, youth-run women’s health nonprofit organizations in the United States. Since she co-founded…
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Natasha Vianna, 26, is an activist and former teen mom. She works for the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy and started the Twitter campaign #NoTeenShame. Natasha wants to change the way people think about teen parents. They are not hopeless…
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Imagine you’re 15 years old. You go to the emergency room because you slammed your finger in a door, and you walk out with the biggest news of your life. Well, that 15-year-old was me. A Simple Hospital Visit I […]
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It’s a story baby Henry will surely hear over and over again. And when he’s old enough to understand, the words “birth mother” and “open adoption” will be as normal to him as “mom” and “dad.” The story starts with a young […]
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