Adolescent Infertility: A Case Report

Reproductive health for teens has primarily focused on preventing or delaying pregnancies (and sexually transmitted infections [STIs]) rather than treating infertility. There continues to be millions of teen pregnancies per year (Martin,  Hamilton, Osterman, Curtin,& Mathews, 2015), many intended by females and/or their partners, especially in developing countries where adolescent parenting is commonplace to the cultural norms (Haimov-Kochman,  Imbar, Farchat, Bdolah,& Hurwitz, 2008). In the United States, there is evidence in media reports (e.g., the Massachusetts pregnancy pact [Kingsbury,  2008] and the reality TV program Teen Mom) and in the medical literature that some adolescents consider pregnancy desirable.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research