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Indicate which of the following statements below are MYTHS (M) and which are FACTS (F).

	MYTH OR FACT?
	M F	“Everyone is doing it!”
	M F	The vast majority -- approximately 85% -- of teen pregnancies are unplanned and 79% are to unmarried teens.
	M F	There is only one day a month when a woman can get pregnant.
	M F	Pregnancy can happen even if a guy withdraws the penis before ejaculation.
	M F	A missed period always means a girl is pregnant.
	M F	If you have unprotected sex regularly, you have an 85 percent chance of becoming pregnant within one year.
	M F	A woman can't get pregnant the first time she has vaginal intercourse.
	M F	Pregnancy can happen from oral sex.
	M F	You can get a sexually transmitted infection from oral sex, as well as other forms of sexual activity.
	M F	Emergency contraception pills (ECPs) cause an abortion.
	M F	Less than one-third of teens who have children before age 18 ever get their high school diploma.
	M F	Thinking "pregnancy won't happen to me” means you wont get pregnant.
	M F	Birth control pills protect people against sexually transmitted infections.
	M F	Recent data show that less than half of high school students report having had sexual intercourse and more than half report that they are virgins.
	M F	The only 100 percent way to be sure you do not get pregnant or get somebody pregnant is not to have sex.
	M F	A woman can’t get pregnant if she has unprotected sex during her period.
	M F	In a recent poll conducted by the National Campaign on Teen Pregnancy, 63 percent of teens who have had sexual intercourse said they wish they had waited. (In the poll, 55 percent of teen boys and 70 percent of teen girls said they wish they had waited to have sex.)
	M F	About 35 percent of girls in the United States will become pregnant at least once before the age of 20 -- 850,000 a year.
	M F	About 20% of the fathers marry the teen mothers of their first children. And, on average, the remaining 80 percent pay less than $800 annually for child support -- that is less than $16 a week.
	M F	The daughters of teen mothers are 22% more likely to become teen mothers themselves. In addition, the children of teen mothers are at greater risk of abuse and neglect than children born to older parents. Children of teen mothers tend to have lower birth weights and are more likely to perform poorly in school. The sons of teen mothers are 13% more likely to end up in prison.