PPT-Adolescent Pregnancy Overview of Adolescence

Content on physical development of the adolescent is covered in the PPT Adolescence based on Chapter 19 of Hockenberry Teenage Pregnancy adds a whole new set of risks because the adolescent is still developing physically and psychologically. Betsy . Pfeffer. MD. Assistant Clinical Professor Pediatrics. Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Columbia University. Overview of Adolescence . Through the Ages. What is Adolescence ?. Masturbation during adolescence. Masturbation typically begins in childhood but becomes more frequent in adolescence. Masturbation frequency is lower among females than males at all ages. Good way to learn about one’s body and release sexual energy. Puberty (pubescence). Puberty is probably initiated by the increased release of the . Gonadotrophic. Releasing Factor (hypothalamus). . The . GRF. causes the increased secretion of Luteinizing Hormone which causes the testes to produce Testosterone and the ovaries to produce . Randy . McKain. , M.Ed.; L.S.M.. Dean of Student Life / Program Director of Youth Ministry. Oak Hills Christian College. What Defines an Adult?. Age?. Responsibility?. Having a college degree?. Getting married?. TEEN PREGNANCY. Introduction. Teen pregnancy accounts for 16.4% pregnancies per yr.. 80% of these are accidental and 50% 0f these end . in abortion. .. Every . year some four million teenage girls in India have babies as . Shannon Mikrut. MPH 515- Principles of Health Behavior. December, 2013. Adolescent Pregnancy in Guatemala. Adolescent pregnancy is a serious global public health problem that can result in social, economic, and health inequities for young mothers, their baby, their . Young girls having their first menstrual cycle may be isolated in a small hut before emerging as ‘a woman’ months later. In this picture, a young boy from an Ethiopian tribe is beaten by the males in the tribe and then must run across the backs of 4 castrated bulls before being declared ‘a man’. No societies demands that a child become an adult overnight… it is always a period of time.. Young girls having their first menstrual cycle may be isolated in a small hut before emerging as ‘a woman’ months later. In this picture, a young boy from an Ethiopian tribe is beaten by the males in the tribe and then must run across the backs of 4 castrated bulls before being declared ‘a man’. No societies demands that a child become an adult overnight… it is always a period of time.. Content on physical development of the adolescent is covered in the PPT Adolescence based on Chapter 19 of . Hockenberry. .. Teen-age Pregnancy adds a whole new set of risks because the adolescent is still developing physically and psychologically. Biological Changes of Puberty. The Physical Changes of Puberty. Puberty is a time period of rapid biological growth. Hormonal changes triggered by hypothalamus. Two classes of sex hormones:. Estrogen—estradiol production 8 times higher in females. Ronny Zviti. PGY2. October 11, 2011. The Basics. In 2009, a total of 409,840 infants were born to 15-19 year old US teens.. U.S. . t. een pregnancy and birth, sexually transmitted diseases, and abortion rates are substantially higher than those of other western industrialized nations.. Dr. . Sara Villanueva. What Is Adolescence?. The second decade of life (~10 to ~22). Used to be considered the teen years (13-19) but now…. Period of adolescence has lengthened…why?. Young people maturing earlier. About 16 million girls aged 15 to 19 and some 1 million girls under 15 give birth every year—most in low- and middle-income countries.. Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the second cause of death for 15-19 year-old girls globally.. CGE Findings and recommendations. KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, & Eastern Cape. A presentation made to the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. 27 February 2024. . 2. Structure of the presentation .