Teenage Pregancy is to be avoided as it is not conducive to health. Young people cannot take on the responsibility of having a child,and from the health point of view it is also not advisable. Enjoy sex, but take precautions as well.

Highlights of the causes

• Long term relationships lead to pregancy. Precautions may not be taken in such a situation.
• Carefree sex or rather casual sex without thinking too much about it.
• Lack of sufficient knowledge of the preventive measures.
• Immaturity.
• Lack of guidance from elders.
• Hushed up affairs.
• Rape
• Lack of self control
• Experimenting
• Not using birth control devices or they failing at times.
• Passion

Effects

• Physical changes in the body system, detrimental to the health of the teenager.
• Early responsibility . Not adequately equipped to cope up with the pregnancy.
• Complications due to lack of knowlege of handling it.
• Bodysystems not attuned to early pregnancies and can ressult in miscarriage or pregancy defects.
• Uterus expands. Need to consult a doctor for further sexual activity.
• Emotional trauma of handling a child at such an early age.
• Changes in life-styles, affecting the overall personality.
• Lose out on usual teenage activities and fun and frolic.
• Termination of pregancy affects the general health.
• Teenage activities such as drinking, smoking ,eating fast foods, taking drugs have negative impact on pregancy.
• Has to consult doctor about her activities during pregnancy and also later if required.

Chromosomal abnormalities
Miscarriages caused by chromosomal abnormalities are random occurrences. More than half of miscarriages are caused by chromosomal abnormalities-problems with the structure or number of chromosomes in the embryo or with the genes that the chromosomes carry.

Emotional Effects of unplanned pregancy

• Initial excitement
• Confusion
• Fear
• Resentment
• Fristration
• Unable to accept the situation.
• Depression at times.
• Decision problem of whether to terminate or continue pregnancy causing uncalled for emotional trauma.

Think before you indulge in sex . Know the repercussions much in advance. Be funloving no doubt, but also make sure that the fun lasts! Youth is meant to be preserved and good health at that stage means good health at a later point in ones’s life. In other words,it is life-time investment to take adequate precautions in avoiding early pregancy.