Contraceptive Use And The Condom

In terms of the Catholic Church’s point of view on certain subjects, their view on contraceptives is the most dissented. Out of the 63 million women in the children bearing age (15-43) within the US, 43 million are both sexually active and do not want to have a child. Out of these 43 million, 89% use contraceptives. The most common forms of birth control include the pill (or “day after pill”), tubal sterilization, the male condom, and vasectomy (Facts on Contraception). A survey in 1998 taken by “Catholics for free choice” claimed that 96% of catholic women had used contraceptives at some point in their lives and that 72% of Catholics believed that one could remain a good catholic without obeying the Catholic teaching of birth control (Catholics free choice). Out of the 24% of Americans that are identified as Catholic, only 1.5% of those that are

After sorting through the gathered responses and using logistic regression to assess the differences, the researchers found that there was no significant change in contraceptive use patterns among women at risk of unexpected pregnancy (Bearak & Jones, 2017). In both surveys, approximately 59% were using a prescription method, 20%-22% used

There was a substantial drop in the teen pregnancy rate for both 15–17-[year-olds] and 18–19-year-olds between 2008 and 2010, yet pregnancies among 18–19-year-olds made up the majority of all teen pregnancies (69%). During this same time period, increasing proportions of women aged 18–19 reported having ever had sex, yet fewer of them were getting pregnant. Changes in contraceptive use are likely driving this trend. There is evidence that contraceptive practices are improving among older teens: A recent study found that the proportion of 18–19-year-old women reporting use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods tripled between 2007 and 2009, and promotion and acceptance of these methods for teens and young adult women has increased. Contraceptive use may

Since 1960, when the first oral contraceptive was introduced, birth control use has skyrocketed. The additional benefits of lighter, less painful periods, regulation of the menstrual cycle, and reduction of the risk of ovarian cancer make contraceptives appealing to more than those looking to not get pregnant. Many teens avoid getting birth control because they fear their parents will not approve. According to a study done by the center for disease control, or CDC, births per 1,000 females aged 15-19 years old have dramatically decreased since 1991(Girma & Paton, 2013). This downward trend can be related to the increase in birth control access to teens (Lipman & Tiedje, 2005). Furthermore, twenty-six percent of high school dropouts cite becoming a parent as the reason for dropping out (Raidoo & Kaneshiro, 2015). By increasing minor access to birth control, the dropout rate could be reduced and the positive benefits of an education could follow. As

Birth control is a frequently debated topic in our society today. Policymakers argue whether birth control methods should be restricted or accessible to women. Public school systems continue to only teach abstinence. All the while, teen pregnancy is still a rampant issue in America. As seen later in this paper, it is proven that birth control decreases teen pregnancy. So why is society still debating over a helpful method of protection and prevention?

One of the many purposes of birth control is to avoid unwanted pregnancies. In this day and age the decision to take birth control should be a mere right and not a debate, but society has still not fully accepted the use of birth control even though “ninety-eight percent of women use birth control at some point in their lives” (Milligan, 2014, p. 3). Birth control has unfortunately earned a negative stigma because it allows women to have sex without getting pregnant and that is frowned upon throughout parts of society. Some members of society have even compared the use of birth control to abortion. Women who choose to take birth control should not be judged and the use of birth control amongst women should no longer be considered disgraceful. The reliable access to birth control should be made available to all women no matter their race, age, and class.

The National Survey of Reproductive and Contraceptive Knowledge includes approximately 1,800 national men and women who are unmarried and between the ages of 18 and 29. Individuals were contacted randomly by phone. All females who responded to the survey were included,

Birth control has been affecting men and women for a long time and now there has been issues on economic reasons, methods used and the side effects these methods can have. Which is why birth control and it's many methods that are being used and developed are continuing and still causing great issues throughout the world. These problems can cause an effect on population as well because there are about 210 million women that are pregnant each year and about 40% is unplanned. Birth control started in the 1960's, but throughout the world birth control has been going on for thousands of years. It has been said that women in ancient times would use a plant called Proto-Prophylactics, crocodile dung, and honey and put it in there vaginal area to prevent sperm to go and further and make them pregnant.(Time P4). Since the start of birth control in the U.S. more and more scientists have started to make more methods of use and that cause less suffering and painful effects than that of the painful abortion method.

Although not all young females are sexually active, some are and they use birth control as a way to prevent pregnancy. Sex education and allowing teens to take birth control, without assuming they are sexually active, is important for all young females. Teens experimenting with sex is common nowadays, and it is beneficial for females to protect themselves. A lot of teens become pregnant from not being on birth control and are afraid to talk to their parents about being put on the pill. Most teenagers participate in sexual activity while in high school, so making birth control available to them could lessen the pregnancy rate that leads to an increased dropout rate among

Contraception is the prevention of impregnation by different forms of drugs, techniques or devices. Using two different forms of contraception is the easiest way to receive the best results. Existing since the early 1900’s birth control hasn’t been so easy to obtain due to the criminal code of Canada, which declared that it was an offense to sell, advertise or provide any form of contraception. The legal age of consent for sexual activity is 16; according to Statistics Canada 29.2 out of 1,000 teenage girls between the ages of 15 to 19 got pregnant in the year of 2005. Would this statistic have been lower if teenagers were able to acquire birth control without a struggle? Contraception methods should be more accessible to teenagers.

Birth control is the act of preventing pregnancy. There is many methods of birth control like the pill, shot and birth implant. There is many benefits and disadvantages of birth control that teenagers don’t understand and some do. There is so many people in the world that can help teenagers get their knowledge about birth control from a doctor, parents and even by just reading on the internet about birth control. Birth control hasn’t promoted naive behavior, should be allowed to purchase birth control, and promote having sex at a young age.

“Women have been searching for effective birth control for thousands of years- for reasons of health, well-being or just convenience” (Clemmitt, “Birth Control Debate). The different types of birth control are daily pills, vaginal sponges, diaphragms, and intrauterine devices to take before a sexual act for it to be affective in preventing a pregnancy (“Birth Control”). There is also a pill that a women can take after a sexual act that can help prevent a pregnancy is the plan B pill (“Birth Control”). While women are searching for birth control there are people such as religious and social leaders that are trying to get rid of birth control and stopping it from being given to women (Clemmitt, “Birth Control Debate”). According to the article

THESIS: Unless the risks of Teen Pregnancy or population overgrowth are shown to outweigh the benefits, we should not promote just giving away birth control and aware females to use a condom; instead, we should be educating both the young and grown women about the dangers of the side effects and consequences of the birth control pill and how it can be deadly.

Birth control is a form of contraception that has been practiced for many years throughout history. A contraception is, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation.” (PAGE NUMBER). Birth control comes in many different forms and has undergone changes and improvement over the years. Women have been using contraceptives, such as condoms, to prevent pregnancy since approximately 3000 bc, but birth control pills were not used until much later in the 1960’s (Thompson). Since the creation of these birth control pills, women all over the world have practiced contraception.

If contraceptives were readily, available all of this could be avoided. Preventing pregnancy than having a baby die from whatever reason is much better. So being smart with contraceptives can help save millions of lives and prevent unreasonable deaths.