Atlanta - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a third of all teenage girls who ended up becoming mothers didn't use birth control because they "didn't believe it could happen to them."
Although the CDC didn't ask the girl what they were thinking other groups, such as the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, found they didn't think they could get pregnant the first time they had sex, didn't think they could get pregnant at the time, or thought they were sterile.
Through the years of 2004 an 2008, nearly 5,000 teenage girls in 19 states were surveyed.after their pregnancies. Almost half of them said they weren't using any birth control at all.
"I
think what surprised us was the extent that they were not using
contraception," said CDC senior scientist Lorrie Gavin, who co-authored the report.
Of the ones who did use protection, 20 percent said they used the pill or patch and 24 percent claim they used condoms. Thirteen percent said they didn't use any at all because they couldn't get them.
The CDC officials say they don't think the birth control measures were faulty, but that they failed to use them properly or consistently.
However there seems to be more devastating news. Almost 25 percent of the mothers said they didn't use them because their partners didn't wish to use them. CDC officials think this means not only does sex education and information need to discuss anatomy and birth control, but how to deal with peer pressure too.
Despite these news however, National Campaign to Prevent Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy spokesman Bill Albert said the good news is that overall teen pregnancies are declining and have hit an all-time low in almost 70 years.
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