Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy human females who are under the age of 20 at the time that the pregnancy ends. There are many myths and misconceptions about teenage pregnancy. In this article, we want to lay to rest the false ideas commonly conceived and communicated to teenagers. We hope to enlighten you with the facts and realities about teenage pregnancy.
Myth 1: The girl can’t get pregnant because they are of certain age and if they are both virgins.
Reality: If you are ovulating it doesn’t matter if it’s the first time or the hundredth time you’ve had sex or if you are 10 or 100, you can still get pregnant or get a girl pregnant. You get pregnant when the sperm fertilizes the egg. Neither the sperm nor the egg care about your age or whether you’ve never had sex before. The only way to avoid the risk of pregnancy or getting someone pregnant is to not have sex at all.
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Myth 2: No pregnancy if you’re on your period.
Reality: This is the common excuse some teenagers use to pressure you to have sex. Truth is you can become a mum if you have sex when you are on your period. Sperm can stay alive in your body for several days. So if you ovulate within those days of having sex, you could get pregnant.
Myth 3: She has never had a period
Reality: You ovulate 14 days before your first period. This means you can get pregnant even if you have never had a period.
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Myth 4: He ‘pulls out’ during sex
Reality: Once a guy is aroused, he releases pre-ejaculation fluid. That’s at least 300,000 sperm swimming upstream. And guess what? It only takes 1 sperm to fertilize an egg and to make the dude a dad.
Myth 5: You both have sex with your clothes on
Reality: What informs this myth is the thinking that the sexual organs are not in direct contact so there is no way one can be impregnated. Truth, any time the penis and vagina come into contact (even partial), there is the chance of pregnancy. All it takes is for seminal fluid to get inside the vagina and that is possible even with clothes on.
Myth 6: You can’t get pregnant if you have sex in a swimming pool
Reality: You can get pregnant in any kind of water – bath, hot tub, etc. (you get the idea) – if intercourse takes place.
The only 100% sure way to prevent pregnancy is to abstain from sex. Not having sex is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy. So despite the false information about sex and pregnancy, abstinence will save you the devastating effects of teenage pregnancy.
