Almost 13% of births in the country correspond to women under 20 years. Most of these pregnancies are not planned and have long -term consequences.
Teen pregnancy remains one of the main social and health problems in Argentina. According to official data, One in ten babies born in the country is the son of a woman under 20 years. And the most worrying: About 70% of these pregnancies were not intentional.
In addition to medical risks, which include greater probabilities of premature births and low birth weightteenage pregnancy usually marks a before and after in the life of young women: interrupts or brakes your studies, limits your job insertion and reduces your possibilities of economic autonomy.
These individual consequences are also projected on society as a whole. The lack of opportunities for teenage mothers negatively impacts the country’s productivity and the poverty reproduction cyclegenerating a difficult circle to break.
A structural public health problem
Pregnancy in adolescence is not just a medical or family issue. It is a symptom of structural inequality. Statistics show that Adolescent pregnancies are concentrated in contexts of greater social and economic vulnerabilitywhere information on sexual and reproductive health, access to contraceptive methods and educational continuity is also more limited.
Faced with this, specialists insist on the need for sustained public policies that address the problem from an integral perspective: Comprehensive sex education in schoolsuniversal access to contraceptives, accompaniment to young pregnant women and prevention strategies that involve families, institutions and the media.
Non -planned pregnancy: the other great challenge
While in recent years there was a slight decline in teenage pregnancy rates, The proportion of unintentional pregnancies remains alarming: seven out of ten teenagers who have pregnant them had not planned. This shows the persistence of failures in access to reproductive rights and the need to reinforce prevention policies.
From different agencies, such as the Ministry of Children and Adolescents and the Ministry of Health, it has been working on awareness campaigns, but Territorial implementation remains unequal and often insufficient.
New contraceptive methods
A new Long -term subdermal contraceptive implant —Popularly known as “contraceptive chip” – It was already approved by the ANMAT And it lasts up to five yearswhich makes it an attractive option from the health and economic point of view. The pharmaceutical objective is that the method is incorporated into the Mandatory Medical Program (PMO) to have coverage both by the State as of social works and prepaid.
“This is one of the most chosen methods by young women. It is effective, long -lasting and sustainable for the health system,” he said Philip GlaserGeneral Manager of the Bayer Pharmaceutical Division for the Southern Cone.
The new implant consists of two subdermal rods that release hormones in a sustained way. Its main differential is in the Effective timewhich allows prolonged use without frequent medical intervention. Bayer’s idea is that he can be integrated into reproductive health programs with Free distribution in public centersas is the case with other methods such as hormonal IUDs.
Currently, Bayer already markets a Hormonal ID which is part of the PMO. The intention is for this new product to follow a similar path. “We must discuss its incorporation with each province, enter tenders and negotiate prices,” said Glaser, who stressed that the lack of a Sanitary Technologies Evaluation Agency nationally – as it exists in Brazil— Grate.
Source: Ambito
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