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History of Birth Control: Probably the oldest methods of contraception (aside from sexual abstinence) are coitus interruptus, barrier methods, and herbal abortifacients. Coitus interruptus (withdrawal More... |
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Effectiveness of Birth Control: The most effective methods in typical use are those that do not depend upon regular user action. Surgical sterilization and intrauterine devices (IUDs) both have failure rates of less than 1% per year. Other methods may be highly effective if used More... |
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Sexual Abstinence: Abstinence advocates recommend it as a way to avoid pregnancy and venereal disease. Without sexual contact, it is virtually impossible to conceive a chil (other than through artificial More... |
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Coitus Interruptus: Like many methods of birth control, reliable effectiveness is achieved only by correct and consistent use. Among couples who use withdrawal as their sole method of birth control, (typical use), there is a 27% per year failure rate. For couples that use this More... |
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Barrier Methods: A condom is a barrier method, usually made of latex, or more recently polyurethane, that is used during sexual intercourse. It is put on the male partner's penis, for the purpose of preventing pregnancy and/or transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV. It was invented in Europe by an More... |
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Chemical Methods: Oral contraceptives are chemicals taken by mouth to inhibit normal fertility. All act on the hormonal system. Female oral contraceptives have been on the market since the early 1960s, and enjoy great popularity. They are used by millions of women More... |
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Intrauterine methods: An intrauterine device (intra meaning within, and uterine meaning of the uterus) is a birth control device also known as an IUD or a coil (this colloquialism is based on the coil-shaped More... |
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Natural Family Plan: Basal body temperature is the body temperature measured immediately after awakening and before any physical activity has been undertaken. In women, ovulation causes an increase of one-half to one degree Fahrenheit (one-quarter to one-half degree Celcius) in basal body temperature (BBT); monitoring of BBTs is one way of More... |
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Abortion: In the first fifteen weeks, suction-aspiration or vacuum abortion is the most common method. Manual vacuum aspiration, or MVA abortion, consists of removing the fetus or embryo by suction using a manual syringe, while the Electric vacuum aspiration or EVA abortion More... |
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Rhythm Method: The Rhythm Method, also known as the Calendar Method or the Knaus-Ogino Method (named after Hermann Knaus and Kyusaku Ogino), is a method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to achieve or avoid More... |
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Sterilization: Tubal ligation is a permanent, but sometimes reversible form of female sterilization, in which the fallopian tubes are severed and sealed, in More... |
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Religion and Culture Attitudes: Contraception was disallowed by all Christian faiths until the 1930s when the Anglican Communion changed its policy. Soon after, most Protestant groups came to approve the use of modern More... |
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