Contraception “WHICH ONE?”
There are many forms of contraception. Contraception is a form of
birth control. Although, some methods of contraception also protect
from STD‘s (sexual transmitted diseases). How well birth control
works depends on a number of factors. These include medical
conditions, or are people taking any drugs prescribed or not. Whether
it is convenient, or if it causes any side effects. The main forms of
contraception in order of the most commonly used through out the
world.
Pill, condoms, female sterilisation, vasectomy, mini pill (POP-
Progesterone Only Pill), the cap (including diaphragm), coil, natural
family planning-rhythm method, contraception jab and mirena (IUS -
Implants/Patch(EVRA)).
The Pill or the combined pill contains Estrogens and Progesterone was
introduced in Puerto-Rico in 1956. In 2005 it was calculated that 3.5
million women used this method in the U.K, which is 1 in every 3 women
that are of reproductive age, over 100 million women in the world are
known to use this form of contraception.
The pill works by preventing the egg from being produced, it also
thickens the secretions around the cervix, making it more difficult
for sperm to get through. There are an incredible 23 brands on the
market, in the U.K today. Some women can get confused with the
combined pill and the mini pill. The advantages of the combined pill
are varied, it is known to protect against cancer of the womb and
ovaries, it prevents osteoporosis, and it also regulates periods and
helps with PMS one advantage that a lot of mature adults like about
the pill is that unlike condoms, it does not interfere wit...
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...aemic (weak blood) while having the coil inside of them.
EFFECTIVENESS
Combined pill
97% (if taken as proscribed, more likely 100%)
Condom
98% (protects from STD’s)
Femidom
95%
Injection (Jab/Jag)
99.7%
Coil/IUD
98%
The choices of contraception methods are quite varied with a number of
considerations to be made before you decide which one is best for you,
my personal opinion would be to use condoms as I would rather know
that I have some protection from STDs as well as not getting pregnant.
H.L.Benson
Bibliography
www.netdoctor.co.uk 08/10/2005
Conception, pregnancy and Birth. Dr Miriam
Stoppard. 11/10/2005
The
Observer
12/02/2004
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.
over 70% of UK women and 50% of UK men – that's over 28 million UK
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