Charmaine Yumul
FTY
March 31, 2014
Birth Control Methods
There are many varieties of birth control available to us today that can match our lifestyle or that can affect our health. Each has their own benefits and risks that we should know when choosing the right birth control method.
The first method is the withdrawal method, or also known as the pull out method or coitus interrupts. It is the most known and oldest method because of its convenience. If done correctly, 4 out of 100 partners will become pregnant each year and 27 out of 100 will become pregnant if it is not done correctly. When using this method, the man has the whole control of the situation therefore he must know his body very well to be able to predict that he his reaching sexual excitement. Sometimes even when the man pulls out in time, pregnancy can still occur. Experts believe that pre-ejaculation can carry enough sperm that was left in the urethra from a previous ejaculation and cause pregnancy. It is recommended to urinate in between ejaculation to help clear the urethra of sperm and to increase the effectiveness of the method. It is also possible to become pregnant if the man ejaculates near the woman’s vulva. If it is done correctly, there are no medical or hormonal side effects in this method. This method also does not protect either partners from getting sexually transmitted disease. It is free but not recommended especially to teens and sexually inexperienced men.
The fertility awareness method or family planning is when a women keep track of her menstrual cycle and determining the days she can get pregnant. There are different ways to monitor a woman’s cycle. The standard days method or SDM is when the women’s cycle are between 26 to 32 days long a...
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An intrauterine device or an IUD is a t-shaped plastic or metal that is inserted inside the uterus and releases hormones that prevent the sperm from fertilizing the egg. An IUD can last for about 3 years and up to 12 years depending on the type of the device used. There are three types of IUD, the Mirena which last for about 5 years and releases progestin that keeps the sperm on reaching the cervix, the Paragard which last 12 years and does not use hormones but natural copper on preventing fertilization and lastly the Skyla which is recommended for women that have not been pregnant in the past and last for about 3 years and also releases small amount of progestin. The IUD is hassle free because there is no need of a reminder or changing a patch or taking a pill, and it is not obvious at all for no one will no that a women even have it.
The article “Birth control: World of Invention, 2006 Updated: April 30, 2006” defines birth control as, “contraception or the use of physical barriers, timing of sexual intercourse, chemicals, or a combination of these methods to prevent pregnancy. Many methods have been designed for women 's use, but few are available to men. There are quite a few reasons to use some form of birth control. The main one being to avoid pregnancy. Other reasons could be to prevent contracting an STD/STI and regulate hormone levels in order to control one’s menstrual cycle.
A thin, stretchy sheath about two inches in diameter and six to eight inches long, designed to be worn over penis during sex. Condoms form a physical barrier between penis and the vagina. After ejaculation the tip of the condom holds the semen and prevents it from traveling to woman's reproductive system to fertilize the egg.
Modern birth control pills were approved by the FDA in the 1960s. This was heralded
Some major disadvantages and symptoms of birth control methods include possible heart attacks, possible blood clots, depression, body tenderness, drug interactions, and weight gain (“Birth Control Pills Advantages and Disadvantages”). Though the medical disadvantages of birth control are some ways to take away the access of it to women, most companies refuse this right to their employees because of their own personal beliefs. Birth control is usually a touchy subject for those who associate themselves with Christianity. Those who disapprove of birth control methods feel as though a person should have only one sexual partner in their lifetime and that they should only have sex within marriage. Then they feel as though birth control is not needed because God will send a child to a married couple at the time he sees fit. The bosses of these companies believe that taking away the access to affordable birth control from their employees will somehow stop sex out of wedlock and possibly prevent unwanted
Sauer (1978) found that some pregnancies in the 19th century were desperately unwanted by woman. Because of this, desperate measures such as baby farming, infanticide and abortion were carried out to discard of the pregnancy. Abortion, which is the termination of a human pregnancy, was made illegal in 1803, but was still carried out in the backstreets of Britain (Knight 1977). However, only a few cases were brought to attention as according to Latham (2002), there was difficulty in detecting abortion, yet Bulwer- Lytton (1833 as cited in Sauer 1978) still believed abortion took place frequently in towns for reasons such as illegitimacy.
Prevention isn’t the only reason for birth control techniques. Health is another major reason for the growing popularity of the birth control contraceptives. COCs or combined oral contraceptives help regulate a women’s menstrual cycle by suppressing ovulation. (Cornforth) The contraceptives also can reduce the severity of cra...
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
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.1 million married couples experience troubles with infertility. Infertility is defined as trying for over a year and not becoming pregnant for women under 35 and trying for six months for women over 35. The cause of the infertility is a male factor one third of the instances, female another third, ten percent of the cause is a combination of both male and female factors and the remaining twenty percent is not apparent. In vitro fertilization is a process that tries to eliminate the problems inherent in the mother and father. It involves an egg is fer...
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.
Birth control has been in effect for a long time. People think that the pill or condom would hold the top spot for number one, but no. What many people do not know is that sterilization is the number one form of birth control. Today sterilization is a form of contraception for more than 223 million couples (Scott and Glasier, 2003). Even though sterilization is the number one procedure it has not always been executed through the consensus of its partakers.
Contraception, contragestion, (preventing the fertilized egg from implantation - morning-after-pill) and the chemical or surgical induction of abortion are all types of birth control routes to prevent or end pregnancy (“What”). Contraception is the devices, drugs, agents, sexual practices, or surgical procedures to prevent a pregnancy. Contraception tends to help a women decide if and when she would want to have a baby (“What”). There are around 17 different types of birth control methods. According to the article from Oxford there are three main categories of contraception. They are the barrier methods, intrauterine, and the hormonal methods (“Contraception”). They vary from a pill, patch, shot, an implant and a condom to name a few. The most common type of contraception for women is the birth control pill. This pill includes estrogen and progestin to stop the release of the egg and thin the lining of the uterus. If the contraception device is used correctly, only about 3 in every 1,000 women will beco...
Furthermore, birth control has made a huge impact on society. Whether people view it as negative or positive it has allowed for change and sexual responsibility. Therefore, if eventually both male and female have the option to take or be injected with a form of birth control then who knows that revolutions that could bring forth.
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