Five primary themes emerged from participants' interviews: (1) sexuality (2) life history and contextual factors before pregnancy (3) abuse and assault (4) reactions to the pregnancy and (5) pregnancy outcomes. Most of the remaining pregnancies resulted from consensual sex with a boyfriend or regular partner with whom the participant reported inconsistent or no contraceptive use. Half of the pregnancies resulted from sexual assault. Participants first became pregnant between ages 12 and 19 years all pregnancies were described as unintentional. The themes were contextualized using survey data and organized into a conceptual model. Interview transcripts were analyzed using immersion/crystallization and template organizing style approaches. Interviews were conducted with 10 sexual minority cisgender women, ages 21-66 years, who experienced a teen pregnancy.
Our objective was to describe teen pregnancy experiences among sexual minority women and elucidate potential risk factors.Īs a part of the SexuaL Orientation, Gender Identity, and Pregnancy Experiences (SLOPE) study, in-depth semistructured interviews and surveys were conducted. Ages 12 and up.Sexual minority women are more likely than heterosexual peers to have a teen pregnancy, though little is known about origins of this disparity. It empowers girls (and boys) to make informed decisions and figure out who they are. Pleasure-positive, LGBTQ-friendly and astutely feminist, the authors provide a wealth of practical knowledge while encouraging readers to think deeply about their sexual choices and “get to know themselves as sexual people.” Appropriate for precocious sixth-graders and beyond, this book is the resource I wish I’d had growing up.
The comprehensive chapters emphasize healthy relationships - with oneself and others - and encompass emotional and physical health, eating disorders, substance abuse and much more (giving detailed lists of resources). This thoughtful, candid sex book for teens was my undisputed favorite, modeled on the classic “Our Bodies, Ourselves.” Ruth Bell and her team are members of the Boston Women’s Health Collective that authored the pioneering sexual health guide in 1976, and they interviewed hundreds of teenagers to fill “Changing Bodies” with teen voices, poems and cartoons.
“Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: Expanded Third Edition” by Ruth Bell et al.
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