Contraception “WHICH ONE?”

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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

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