One surprising thing I found in my time here doing family medicine is the number of teen pregnancies. I've seen many teen mothers, the youngest being 16. It is often hard to reserve judgment but I really try. Some are absolutely in over their heads. Others are doing well, supported by family, still in school, motivated. In all cases, I have found the father to be fairly disinterested, which is unfortunate.
But today, I discovered something different. I saw a 20 year old woman who has been trying to get pregnant for over a year and a half but has been unsuccessful so far. This really made me think again about my preconceived (pun not intended) ideas of what's right or wrong in teen pregnancy.
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