Contraceptives are an integral part of having a safe and
satisfying sexual life. Every woman needs to find the ideal contraceptive to
fulfill her needs. The most effective contraceptives are the ones which work
over the long term. However, a small minority, only “5% of use among teens” utilize
such contraception techniques (IUDs). The ignorance of the effectiveness of the
long term contraceptives is somewhat alarming and definitely correlates
positively to the number of unplanned pregnancies in America. The proportion of
women younger than 20 that use long term contraceptives is extremely low,
partially due to the fact that parents won't acquire the long term
contraception for their daughters because that would indicated that their
daughters engage will engage in sexual intercourse for that long and often -
“with an ongoing sexual relationship” (Parents Prefer Some). Parents are also not
fond of IUDs because in the past some such as the “Dalkon shield… marketed IUD
with considerable safety problems” frequently presented dire health
consequences to the unlucky users of the product (Parents Prefer Some). Better
contraceptive methods would be more readily available to adolescent girls if “a
parent respects their daughter’s autonomy, the more likely that a parent is to
accept a doctor offering their daughter any type of contraceptive (Parents
Prefer Some).
Teen pregnancies are becoming an issue and are also
helping to fuel the controversial abortion debate. It has been reported that “more
than 80% of teen pregnancies are unintended.” This is caused not only by the
weaker effectiveness of the short term contraceptives, but also by not utilizing
long term contraceptives. More women should use the IUD method because the
failure rate is “less than one percent” which is significantly lower than the
failure rate of other contraceptive methods (Parental Acceptability). IUDs are
the safest method overall because “ of high rates of inconsistent use and…. Use
of failure prone contraceptive methods”. IUDs eliminate unnecessary risks and
allow for a safer sexual lifestyle. In short, IUDs would more than eliminate
teen pregnancies while also protecting the health of females and reduce number
of circumstances that would result in abortion.
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