Sexual intercourse is the main reason behind any pregnancy. Most of the researchers investigated to find out the reason for the widespread teenage pregnancies. Some people have the myth that teens want to get pregnant, but this is not true as almost 80% of teen pregnancies are unintended.

According to researchers, the main reason behind this is lack of maturity, education about sexual relations, contraception and lack of personal responsibility in adolescence. Furthermore, it has been found that teenage pregnancy is also due to employment opportunities and limited education or poverty.

Lack of knowledge about birth control or understanding of sex is one of the main root causes of teen pregnancy. Ignorance is also one of the main reasons behind teen pregnancy. If we look at the scenario in America, we can easily find that teenagers, especially girls, receive so many messages about sex. But these messages don’t explain the consequences of teen sex. It is shown as immediate gratification that prepares the girl for sex without proper education. Although sex can be seen advertised in movies and on television, there is no equal initiative to educate about birth control. Open discussions about sex should be started, but this is very rare.

Any woman can become pregnant if she lacks control over her life or has low expectations for her future. In some cases, teenage pregnancy has also been found to be the result of depression leading to risky sexual activities. Some adolescents end up pregnant due to alcohol or drug abuse, which is the reason behind the inappropriate use of contraception.

Inadequate love from the family or the absence of a father figure causes the adolescent mentality to be attracted to an older man for affection that can end in her pregnancy if that man has other desires. In most cases, boyfriends have been the source of teen pregnancy, as girls are under the impression that sex would bring their boyfriends closer to them.

Researchers have discovered a large difference between pregnancy rates in European countries and others due to better contraceptive services, low child poverty, acceptance of adolescent sexuality, and better sex education. For example, there is a 10 times difference between the Netherlands and the United States.

In order to see the cause behind teenage pregnancy, many surveys have been conducted on adolescents to try to understand their point of view. According to a 1996 study of 58% of boys and 76% of girls, most adolescent girls had sex only to satisfy their boyfriends. One of the three teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 has accepted that her friends pressured them to have sex.

To shock the masses, in a 1997 study, it was revealed that 70% of girls feel embarrassed to buy contraceptives or learn about sex from a doctor. It is very difficult to determine the relationship between adolescent pregnancy and its factors. However, researchers agree that teens need to be educated about birth control and the consequences of unprotected sex.