Birth control has become a controversial issue today in our society. The types of birth control that can be used vary, while the side effects may not be explained to women who use them. The types that can be used include emergency contraceptives, pills, rings, patches, and shots. Emergency contraceptives (ECPs), or plan B, are “hormones in the pill that act as an anabortifacient by thinning the lining of the uterus and preventing the newly-conceived child from implanting” (Warber 15). ECPs delay ovulation, therefore preventing any chance of pregnancy. In one study, two out of 100 women had an unplanned pregnancy although they took the pill at the correct time. ECPs are not effective if taken before intercourse (Hirsh “Emergency Contraception” 2). For ECPs to work their best, they must be taken no later than seventy-two hours after unprotected sex. Another dose can be taken twelve hours after the first dose (1). ECPs have few side effects, but can cause nausea, vomiting, breast tenderness, headaches, or the menstrual period may be irregular. Most side effects improve within one to two days (Hirsh “Emergency Contraception” 2). ECPs are either prescribed by a doctor or retrieved at a health clinic (3). The cost of ECPs usually runs from eight to thirty-five dollars per pill, and insurance covers this in most situations. Also, by calling (888) NOT-2LATE, one may find someone in the area who sells ECPs (3). Another type of birth control is “the pill.” This form of birth control “constitutes a class of synthetic steroid hormones that suppress the release of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in the female body” (“Drug”1). In other words, the pill con... ... middle of paper ... ...lth.org>. ---. “Birth Control: Birth Control Ring.” Teens Health. Feb. 2007. 12 Dec. 2008. . ---. “Birth Control: Birth Control Shot.” Teens Health. Feb. 2007. 12 Dec. 2008. . ---. “Birth Control: Emergency Contraception.” Teens Health. Feb. 2007. 15 Dec. 2008. . Summers, Anthony. “Interaction of Antibiotics and Oral Contraceptives.” Emergency Nurse. Oct. 2008: Vol. 16 Issue 6, p20-21. EBSCO. Guymon High School Library. Guymon, OK. 9 Dec. 2008. . Tranell, Kim. “The Truth About the Pill.” Seventeen. Nov. 2008: Vol. 67, No. 11, p. 73. Warber, Jeffrey D.C., M.D. “Birth Control Pills Side Effects.” Health Center. 10 Dec. 2008. . Works Cited “Birth Control.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed.
Dr. Aletta Jacobs was the only physician to explicitly support the use of birth control by women based on personal choice not simply medical need like Dr. John Williams. Dr. R.C. Brannon and Dr. Howard A. Kelly both felt the only legitimate way to prevent pregnancy was abstinence, reasons for this argument ranged from an inherent moral obligation to maintaining mental health. The Harpers Weekly interviews show how multifaceted the issue of birth control was, how it offended people on a moral and social level. It would have been more beneficial had the document been more ethnically diverse with more women weighing in.
This pill “eliminates the external causes of death” by protecting the user from all known forms of sexually transmitted diseases, providing an unlimited libido, and extending youth and by serving as a “sure-fire one-time-does-it-all-birth-control pill” for men and woman (294). In sum, it “was designed to take a set of givens, namely the nature of human nature, and steer these givens in a more beneficial direction” (293). The pill would take everything about a human’s nature and change it in a way to benefit society and create a beneficial society or a utopia
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The emergency contraception pill (ECP), most commonly known as “the morning-after pill,” is a back-up birth control method that is used after unprotected sex, contraceptive failure, or rape. It prevents pregnancy from occurring, however, it is not a method for abortion nor does it protect against sexually transmitted diseases.
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educating women more on the pill and the way it works, the after effects of
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In the early Middle Ages and long before this time, contraception and birth control were easily discussable and were common conversations among people until the mid-fourteenth century (McFarlane & Meier). So why did this information disappear and why is it so difficult to talk about this today? Right about the time that the witch trials began, many birth control methods were lost. It is said to be that most midwives (a person who delivers babies), were killed as witches in the trials, therefore losing information about old contraception methods (McFarlane & Meier). It is then easy to see why birth control and contraception methods were no longer talked about, as they were associated with witches. But in today’s world, about 99% of women
The most popular form of birth control is the pill. The reason for this is that it is said to be very effective against pregnancy if used correctly, it makes menstrual periods more regular and lighter, they decrease menstrual cramps and acne, makes you less likely to get ovarian and uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, and anemia, and last but not least, it doesn’t interrupt love making. Those are the good things about the pill. There are also a list of negative things: the pill doesn’t protect against S...
Now a days there are several different methods of birth control. The first that I am going to talk about is called the rhythm method. As its synonym implies, this method is based on the assumption that, for each women, there is a rhythmic pattern of menstruation and ovulation that can be identified by keeping a careful record of the dates of menstruation. A second assumption is that
The most commonly used methods of birth control are the condom and the pills. The pill is taken once a day and a pack should be completed every month. Combination pills contain estrogen and progestin. Others are progestin-only. Pills contain hormones that work in different ways. The condoms are a sheath made of thin latex or plastic to cover the penis before intercourse to keep sperm from joining egg. No matter how old one is , it is very important to use condoms with another method of birth.
Who should be responsible for stopping the 120 million sperm that are released during a male orgasm from fertilizing a female’s egg? The context of that question has been a societal debate in terms of the consequences of unplanned pregnancy and whether it is a female, male or both sexes responsibility to practice “safe sex”. Introducing the birth control pill for women in the 1960s created a huge controversy between sexual conservatives and the women who would benefit from the pill, but the responsibility still remained in the hands of women. However, as medicine has advanced and the possibility of a male birth control pill has amounted, many wonder if the same issues would arise if a male birth control pill did in fact become available. In order to understand the effects on society of both individual female and male responsibilities it is essential that the women birth control pill is discussed, the male pill and lastly, what the stigmas and potential effects of both birth control pills mean.
Rpt. from "American Adolescents and Emergency Contraceptive Pill Access: Moving Beyond Politics." http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719371. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context.