There are so many types of birth control on the market today, your choices are many. Depending on your health, age, frequency of sexual activity, number of partners, desire to have children in the future, whether contraceptives are a covered cost for your health insurance or how much money you want to spend, some options may be more realistic than others.
The first type and most accessible method of birth control is the barrier method. These come in many forms such as male and female condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps, spermicides and sponges. Considered most accessible because most of these you can by over the counter at your local pharmacy with no prescription required.
The female and male condom are thin sheath type material that is either
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This includes methods such as contraceptive pills, patches, vaginal rings, implantable rods, injectable birth control and emergency contraceptive pills. All of these methods work with the body’s hormones to either prevent ovulation or, as is the case with the emergency contraceptive pill, to thicken cervical mucus making it more difficult for sperm to find its way to the female ovum. There are some drawbacks to birth control that interfere with the body’s natural hormonal process including weight gain, mood swings or blood clots because of the increase in estrogen delivered to the body. (personal experience with this one) Another drawback to contraception of this type is that you must wait for the effects to wear off in the case of side effects. These are hormones introduced into your body and therefore cannot be just quit but have to wear off with …show more content…
This is a small T shaped device implanted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The copper IUD releases a small amount of copper into the system with the intention of preventing the sperm from reaching and fertilizing the ovum. If fertilization does occur the presence of the copper prevents the fertilized ovum from attaching to the uterus wall, preventing pregnancy. The copper IUD can stay inside the body for up to 12 years but is not recommended for women who are prone to pelvic infection, have had cervical cancer or are prone to unexplained bleeding. In addition to the copper IUD there is also the hormonal IUD. This IUD works in the same way as the copper IUD only instead of copper, it releases the hormone progestin into the body and provides the same protection. These devices can be left in the body for 5
What are contraceptives? When we say contraceptives we mean birth control, whether it be pills, or other methods. They are intended to prevent pregnancy none of the methods are 100% effective. The safest kind of sex is absences “no sex”. Let’s get real your going have sex before marriage,
Birth control is not 100% effective, it can fail just like any other form of contraception. Birth control pills contain two hormones estrogen and progestin. The different types of birth control pills a woman can take all have different amounts of each hormone. As a woman gets older her body’s hormones that it naturally produces will change causing the amount of each hormone that is needed to change, because of the changing hormone levels, it can cause a women’s birth control pills to be unreliable. This increases the female’s chance of getting pregnant. Also, “if a female forgets to take an “active” pill one day it can cause pregnancy to occur for up to seven days after a missed pill, if no back-up method is used” (Detailed Patient Labeling Norgestmate And Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP 0.18 Mg/0.035 Mg, 0.215 Mg/0.035 Mg, 0.25 Mg/0.035 Mg). Condoms are not 100% effective, and it can fail just like any other form of contraception. Condoms can be put on wrong which weakens the condoms stability. Condoms can also expire and if not kept in the right environments can go bad before the expiration date. Also condoms can break relatively easily if used incorrectly.
Oral contraceptive has been a controversial topic for years. Oral contraceptives are a common form of birth control. Birth control is used to prevent pregnancy by blocking a male’s sperm from fertilizing a female’s egg. Women take birth control to prevent pregnancy. Also, teen women can prevent unwanted pregnancies by having access to over the counter birth control pills. Birth control pills should be available without a prescription.
There are many different types of birth control. The most common type of birth control is the combination pill. The combination stops ovulation due to the hormones that it produces, estrogen and progesterone. Although its main purpose is to prevent pregnancy, it has also been known to lower
Over the counter birth control pills have been a topic of discussion for many women. Some might say it would pose many risks such as not receiving medical checkups and not knowing the side effects of birth control pills. Others may see it as a helpful to women because of the convenience of accessing the pills and not having to take time to schedule appointments. Additionally, due to health care and insurance policies some women might not have an easy access to birth control pills but the cost should not be a factor. Although over the counter birth control would allow an easier access for women, there are reasons why a doctor’s visit and a prescription are required to receive birth control pills.
Are you interested in birth control are know someone who is? Are you stuck or know someone who is stuck in between which birth control to use? Well, being a woman myself I have found that using the birth control Implanon was the best birth control for me only because it is convenient, mess free, and it last for up to three years. People around the world have used birth control methods for thousands of years. These methods include things such as condoms, pills, shots, and many other things that have advanced though out the years. Today, the world has many safe and effective birth control methods available to us, however all birth controls do not work the same for everyone.
While trying to get a contraceptive women also have to consider some factors. Such as smoking, drinking, STI’s, age, health risks, ethics, financial status, having kids in the future and so many other issues that women have to think about and consider. Therefore, not all contraceptives are made for different ages.
Kassi, I completely agree with your entire post. I also stated how there are a variety of methods for birth control. It is important to talk about each method because we need to find out which method is right for our patient. When talking with a patient, be sure to use simple words, so they can understand exactly what we are telling them. Lastly, we should tell the patient that birth control can help with any irregular periods and even acne.
Condoms are categories into two type one is male type condom and one is female type condom. Male type condom can by many material such as latex, plastic and animal membrane. As the function is just to act as a wrapper to stop the semen enter to the vagina. The advantages are easy to use and getting protection against sexually infection. The disadvantage is it may tear or break without improper use. For female condom, it is an internal use condom as the condom needed to put inside the vagina with a device to hold the place. The advantage is protected form HIV infection and disadvantage is it very hard to put the condom correctly. For barrier birth control method also have spermicide, diaphragm, and sterilization. Spermicide is a gel type barrier for birth control, as it available in several forms for personal convenience and disadvantage is it may be difficult to use because it have to apply immediately before intercourse. Then, diaphragm is a domed-shape rubber cup that for female user only and there is having the spermicidal jelly inside the dome. The jelly is to kill the sperm cells. The advantage is it can be keep for two or three months if clean and stored properly and disadvantage is required to go to clinic or physician for the fitting. Sterilization is the way that can be done by male or female as it only needed to cut the tube lead to the scrotum and join to urethra (vasectomy), as
Who in here has heard of or even know what the term birth control is? According to medicinenet.com, birth control is the use of any practices, methods, or devices to prevent pregnancy from occuring in sexually active women. Today, I will be talking about a couple of methods of birth control which include: the pill, the patch, and the implant. Another method I will be talking to you about isn’t always considered a form of birth control, but it actually is; condoms. My goal today is to not only inform you of the many birth controls but to also encourage you to look at the pros and the cons of every method if you are using contraception. Birth control is a very broad topic with many alternatives which can impact your lifestyle in many ways, therefore you should consider these alternatives before applying any form of contraceptive into your body and find the method that works best for you.
There are quite a few different types of birth control choices for females, but an IUD is one of the most used currently as it doesn’t involve remembering to take a pill every day, switching out patches, or any of the additional things that they have floating around. There are a
The first method is abstinence or no sex play, this will keep sperm from joining egg. This method is difficult for many people because they have a hard time going without sex for long periods of time and they forget to protect themselves when they stop abstaining. The outercourse method means you will have sex play without vaginal intercourse. This is also difficult for many people and they sometimes forget to protect themselves. The most popular form of birth control in the U.S. among married couples over the age of 30 is surgical sterilization. In the woman this is done by severing and sealing off the Fallopian tubes. The tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus. The operation is called a tubal ligation. In the male, sterilization is accomplished by severing the two vas deferens. The tubes that carry sperm from the testes to the penis. This procedure is called a vasectomy. Surgical sterilization is relatively easy to accomplish for either sex and is virtually free of known side effects, it is also 100 percent effective. It should be considered a permanent method of birth control. There are several chemical methods of birth control on the market. Oral contraceptives or the pill, are chemicals that work by altering a woman's normal hormonal patterns so that ovulation does not occur. Their introduction in the late 1950's revolutionized birth control. The pill is nearly 100 percent effective when taken according to directions. Some risks do
Birth control, also called contraceptives, is a method of preventing pregnancy. They work in different ways and are taken at
At the HFP table, there was plenty information about many different birth control options. The lady presenting the information was very informative with the options that are the best choices to the least good choices. She also went as far as to mention the statistics of the effective birth controls. There is less than 1 pregnancy per 100 women in a year with the implant, the intrauterine device (IUD), male vasectomy, and female laparoscopic(tubes tied). Where methods like the “pull out method “and spermicide is the least effective, and women are likely to get pregnant. I believe women should always choose the most effective birth control, just to ensure that there are no accidents.
Your health care provider can help you decide what form of contraception is best for you. Always keep in mind that the risk of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) exists even when a contraceptive barrier method is used.