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IUDs are a safe method of birth control for teens, according to a new study reported by Health Day News on Monday. In a study published Monday in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Berenson and her colleagues examined health insurance...
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The emergency contraceptive Plan B will be available without a prescription to girls of all ages within the next 30 days, as ordered in an April 5 ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman. Currently, a prescription is required...
Read more I remember getting the phone call from the mother of two of my daughters regarding how I felt about them being prescribed birth control pills. Their mother expressed her view, and then I expressed mine. The good thing about this...
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Nearly 20 percent of teen births are repeat births, according to a new report released by the CDC. Although teen births have fallen over the past 20 years, the number of repeat births remains high and there are substantial racial...
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Nearly 20 percent of American teens who give birth have already had one or more babies, a federal study by the Center for Disease Control released Tuesday says.In 2010, more than 365,000 teens aged 15 to 19 gave...
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According to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately one in five US teens who gives birth already has at least one other child from a previous pregnancy. The report notes that of...
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A new study published in the April 1 online journal Pediatrics should put to rest parents’ concerns that young teens are having sex. According to the study's authors, the idea that adolescents ages 10 to 12...
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More than 367,000 teenagers gave birth in the United States in 2010. Of these, 18.3 percent were repeat births, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports in the April 2 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. A repeat...
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Teen Pregnancy by: Nicole James, age 16 Cleveland, OhioPain, abdominally and feeling fatigueThese are some symptoms of pregnancySadness to happiness, feeling all aloneCome to find out all of your friends are goneWeight gain, appetite increaseNot having enough money to...
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On Friday, March 1st, after weeks and weeks of deliberation, the looming threat of sequestration became a reality. As a result, non-defense discretionary programs and non-defense mandatory programs will see cuts to their federal funding. Inevitably, HIV programs...
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