Never been pregnant, had one STD that went away after a while but I didn't get it as a teen. I wore a condom every time and still got the STD but never got pregnant.
Are you part of the 1 in 3 American Teens Who Got Pregnant?
11/09/2012
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I didn't, but know quite a few who did
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
11/25/2012
No one that I went to high school with got pregnant. I guess it must be the area. My school which was in a rural area taught only abstinence and did not even teach how to put on condoms or give them out for free. My wife's school which was in a large city gave out contraceptives and taught how to use them, but they had a high teen pregnancy rate.
11/25/2012
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i have never been pregnant and never had an std. i am in my early/mid twenties.
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
01/08/2013
Cat E.
I'm proud to say I've never been pregnant nor have I had an STD.
01/08/2013
I got pregnant a couple months before I turned 18. It was with my fiance at the time, he was the only person I had ever had sex with and we had planned it. I did not and never have had an STD.
Getting pregnant as a 'teen' doesn't always mean that you're irresponsible and will be a bad mother. I didn't sleep around and I'm VERY proud to say that I'm a good mother. Everyone comments on how well behaved and genuinely 'good' my children are. They have ALWAYS been first in my life.
Just a reminder to everyone that being a young parent doesn't always equal being an irresponsible one!
Getting pregnant as a 'teen' doesn't always mean that you're irresponsible and will be a bad mother. I didn't sleep around and I'm VERY proud to say that I'm a good mother. Everyone comments on how well behaved and genuinely 'good' my children are. They have ALWAYS been first in my life.
Just a reminder to everyone that being a young parent doesn't always equal being an irresponsible one!
01/08/2013
i'm 25 now.. never got pregnant. so nope.
01/08/2013
I've never been pregnant, and I've never had an STI (STD is really such an old, dated term. I'm always shocked when I still see it floating around).
Anyway, I've always been really careful to use both condoms and birth control, and I've never had an issue. I had a condom break twice, but I went and got plan B, and everything turned out just fine.
Anyway, I've always been really careful to use both condoms and birth control, and I've never had an issue. I had a condom break twice, but I went and got plan B, and everything turned out just fine.
01/08/2013
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Neither for me.
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
01/09/2013
Not pregnant, no STDs. Proud of both. I know two people who got pregnant in high school, no one talks about the STDs.
01/10/2013
I was a teen mom. By the age of 16 I was a mom of 2. I've never had an STD.
01/10/2013
I did not get pregnant as a teen in America
02/01/2013
I got pregnant with my first child at age 17 and my second and last one at age 28.
02/01/2013
Only ever had sex with a virgin as a virgin and thank god I didn't get pregnant as a teenager. e_e It would have been impossible, seeing as how I was 21 my first time.
02/01/2013
I had the safest safe sex when I was a teen - "Just say NO!" Never had an STD or been pregnant.
02/01/2013
Quote:
Thank god this wasnt me
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
02/01/2013
Quote:
I've never had an STD
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
02/01/2013
seems high at first, but the stats are believable, esp if you go into poorer communities
02/02/2013
Didn't have sex until I was 20, so the whole "teen" thing does not apply to me, anyway.
I've never been prganant NOR ever had an STD!
I've never been prganant NOR ever had an STD!
02/02/2013
I've never been pregnant nor have ever gotten an STD.
02/17/2013
Never been pregnant or had an STD. I think 1 in 3 is pretty high...
03/10/2013
The problem with that statistic is that it doesn't specify a time period. Is it talking about last year? The last decade? The last twenty years?
My teens ended in 1995, so my pregnancy at the end of that period wouldn't be counted in any but the last timeframe.
My teens ended in 1995, so my pregnancy at the end of that period wouldn't be counted in any but the last timeframe.
03/14/2013
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Hi Bleu - it's great that you never had to experience teen pregnancy or sexually-transmitted infections. But I wanted to gently point out that when you say you're proud of those things, it implies that anyone who isn't as lucky as you were should be ashamed.
Originally posted by
Bleu
Not pregnant, no STDs. Proud of both. I know two people who got pregnant in high school, no one talks about the STDs.
Yes, I said lucky. Because a person can exercise all the caution in the world, and still wind up dealing with pregnancy or infection through no fault of his/her own. Condoms can be defective and break, or have holes. Partners may not be aware that they are infected. A teen may not receive good education regarding sex, pregnancy, and/or STIs. A girl can be raped, whether in the classic brutal stranger scenario, or by someone she is acquainted with and thinks she can trust to a reasonable degree (such as people at a friend's party while she's drinking). Etcetera.
So, I'm glad you were able to avoid an unplanned pregnancy and STIs, and I have no doubt you did your best to do so. But please don't forget that a lot of luck was involved as well, and that many others were not as lucky--but that doesn't mean they should be ashamed.
03/14/2013
no STDs or kids for either of us and we are in our 20s
03/14/2013
No pregnancy or STD for me. I am, however, the product of a teenage pregnancy.
03/14/2013
No to both, thankfully. I am definitely not ready for children.
03/14/2013
I'm 19 and never been pregnant but knew plenty in my school (even my school bus) who did. I received hpv which is an std but but it's not usually something that has symptoms and goes away within two years so it may be something voters actually did have but didn't know about. (it can only be picked up by having a pap smear and they usually wait till you're 21 to give women those, men don't have tests for it)
The only reason I found out about it was because I was taking voluntary testing for nhanes and that's one of the 5 or 6 stds they run, I was clear with everything else. Even though I know I have it, and have it on paperwork the doctors won't even let me get a pap smear until I turn 21.
Also I'm pretty surprised not a lot of people said they ever did in their life. Even if you use condoms getting crabs is pretty common. Makes be wonder if some people were only voting if they just never got an incurable one....
The only reason I found out about it was because I was taking voluntary testing for nhanes and that's one of the 5 or 6 stds they run, I was clear with everything else. Even though I know I have it, and have it on paperwork the doctors won't even let me get a pap smear until I turn 21.
Also I'm pretty surprised not a lot of people said they ever did in their life. Even if you use condoms getting crabs is pretty common. Makes be wonder if some people were only voting if they just never got an incurable one....
04/28/2013
Never had an STD, never been pregnant and I'm not going to. I'd prefer to adopt, just as expensive, but most of the costs are upfront.
04/28/2013
Quote:
Surprised that neither happened to me. I sure had my wild days.
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in ... more
I'm watching a documentary and they through out a few stats that seemed shocking. Are you part of them?
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
1 in 3 American teens gets pregnant
10,000 American teens contract an STD every day
(please only vote if you lived in America as a teen or where born in America) less
05/13/2013
I was lucky to grow up in a liberal city with good sex education, so I'm not a part of that statistic. It's unfortunate that not all teens have access to such vital information.
05/13/2013