Intrauterine Birth Control
Are you on or someone you know on birth control? Chances are you answered “yes” since “more than 99% of women…have used at least one contraceptive method” (Contraceptive Use in the United States). By definition, birth control is contraception; an online dictionary states that it is “the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation” (MerriamWebster.org). There are many forms of contraception. It is the reason why our population is limited to 7.4 billion people (Current World Population).
One method of contraception is called an Intrauterine Device (IUD). It provides a 99.9% success rate, when properly used. There are four brands that all possess different qualities. All require a small procedure under the care of a health provider. Two of them are hormonal and one is a non-hormonal form of birth control. The four popular brands are: Mirena, Skyla, Liletta and the ParaGard.
The most common non-hormonal type of IUD offered is the ParaGard. According to Bedsider the ParaGard is “100% hormone-free and doesn’t alter your periods… [and] can stay inside you up to 12
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The Skyla is very similar to the Mirena, however it releases a smaller amount of hormone. The Skyla is the Mirena’s “little sister.” According to bedside.org the Skyla “has been FDA-approved for women who have not had a child. It releases a small amount of the synthetic hormone progestin [Levonorgestrel] to help keep sperm from passing through your cervix. It works for up to 3 years” (bedsider). The Skyla is manufactured from the same company as the Mirena, it is known as BAYER. Sometimes there will be complications with the IUD. When using the Skyla “less than 1% of users get a serious pelvic infection called PID (Skyla Safety Information). Although there is risk, many Americans are still choosing to risk the odds and try the internal method of birth
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
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.
As a female visiting the doctor for the first time, some may ask what birth control to their doctor is. Birth control is pretty complex, if any female does not take it a certain way. There are multiple ways to take birth control such as the pill, the Depo shot, or the Nuva Ring, and many more. As doing research, about 98% of women in the United States has used birth control at
Besides the operations, all types of birth control are not entirely guaranteed to prevent conception or STDs. Teen Source states, “The only 100% effective method of birth control is abstinence” (Birth Control, 2015-2017). In addition, citizens debate whether providing contraception to public school or health clinics encourage sex throughout the community.
According to the Guttmacher Institute (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_contr_use.html) of the 3.2 million teenage women who use birth control, “53% use the pill, 16% use other hormonal methods, including the implant, injectable, patch and ring, and 3% use an IUD.”
There are many options to choose from(Ella, Plan B, Next Choice etc. but there are other options to choose like Copper IUD or higher dosages of birth control pills.
These methods include barrier, hormonal, implanted devices and permanent. The barrier method blocks semen from reaching the egg, for example female and male condoms. With a success rate of about 79-82%, the barrier method provides the most protection against sexually transmitted infections. Both male and females can be purchased at your local drugstore for less than a dollar. Another form is hormonal, this prevents pregnancies by interfering with ovulation and fertilization. Types of hormonal methods are: the pill, patch and shot. Hormonal methods can be received thorough the blood stream, or like emergency contraception like the morning after pill is taken orally. Although, hormonal the emergency contraception should not be used as a regular form of birth control. Hormonal methods have a success rate of about 94-99%. Long-term method of hormonal birth control can protects one against pregnancy from 24 hours to 3 years, and for females cause light or no menstrual cycles. The final method I am going to discuss is implanted devices and permanent. Implanted devices are inserted into the body, and can be
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.
Mirena side effects may include headaches, lower abdominal or back pain, infection, perforation, acne, breast tenderness, breakthrough hemorrhage, infection, periods may possibly discontinue after one year of use, mood changes, weight increase, and ovarian cysts. While using this hormonal IUD about 2/1,000 women become pregnant within the first year. Skyla is the latest type of IUD that is around at the moment, which was introduced as the third type of IUD in 2013, which in fact is very similar to the Mirena in many ways. Skyla can be used for up to 3 years, and it is also a hormonal releasing birth control. Skyla was marketed primarily for women who have not yet had children. Side effects of Skyla include bloating, nausea, headaches, and/or breast pain. Skyla is also smaller than other IUD’s which means that it is more at ease to insert.
I have used an IUD for the past ten months and am here to report that they are an easy and effective form of birth control for women.
There are many different types of contraceptives; some are more common than others, such as the male and female condom or oral contraceptives, usually known as ‘the pill.’ One that is less heard of is ‘spermicides.’
I wouldn’t use an IUD, or anything that would need to be inserted inside my body for a prolonged period of time – Considerer, Homework
Birth control pills are safe to take by most healthy women. The pill was first approved for use in the 1960’s in since then it has become increasingly popular. With decades of use, the pill has a good track record in terms of
11 million women are currently taking birth control orally in the U.S. Studies have shown that 99% of the time birth control helps by preventing any type of unwanted pregnancies. Although, many are unaware of the mental and physical health effects that birth control could have on them.
Birth control, also called contraceptives, is a method of preventing pregnancy. They work in different ways and are taken at