Teen Pregnancy Research the Reproductive

Teen Pregnancy Research

The reproductive habits of many people are often indicators of other health factors. One such relationship suggests that age, disease and behavior all can be streamlined into an understandable method of understanding. Adolescents who are postpartum are particularly vulnerable to sexually transmitted disease. While much data is available to support this idea, pregnancy as a means to intervene into this risk can also contribute to preventive health measures.

According to Ickovics et al. (2003) " the behaviors that put adolescents at risk for pregnancy also put them at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). STI incidence and prevalence are higher among adolescent females than any other age and sex group,1-4 and they are particularly high among those who are pregnant.5 Although several studies have examined increased risk for STIs among adolescents during pregnancy, to date, no studies have focused specifically on postpartum STIs or examined STI rates prospectively from pregnancy into the postpartum period. " Using this baseline knowledge, this topic is open for more research and can be understood in new ways to help reduce STIs and S. TDs in this at risk demographic of the population.

What is most telling is the lack of research on this very specific subject. There could be many reasons for this occurrence such as lack of funds or interest in a generally marginalized population. Many adolescent mothers are often dismissed as damaged goods in society and this trend may have carried over into the scientific research realm as well.