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All participants were aged younger than 20 years and gave informed consent. The outcome of interest was a positive response to the question \u201cDid you have any fears that you wouldn\u2019t be able to get pregnant?\u201d Independent measures included health history and demographic variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among participants, 42% stated they had fears about not being able to conceive. The total sample included 20% 12\u201315 year olds, 39% 16\u201317 year olds and 41% 18\u201319 year-olds. There was no statistically significant difference in fear of not being able to conceive by maternal age, reported sexually transmitted disease rates, or age at first intercourse. More adolescents who expressed fear of infertility had a previous spontaneous abortion, previous pelvic examination, and were sexually active for a longer period of time compared with those without this fear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A large proportion of pregnant adolescents in this study expressed fear that they would not be able to conceive. 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