Contraceptives and Misconceptions There are many serious issues facing the U.S. today that require the rethinking of our problem-solving methods. In many situations, we may let our emotions interfere with our interpretations of the facts. When a question of morals is involved, we often focus on what we want and not on what we've got. One of the most complicated and emotional issues today is the subject of making contraceptives available to teenagers. Can it be that adult misconceptions
Contraceptives and the Population Problem The question of overpopulation's impact on the environment is multi-dimensional and far beyond the scope of a single essay. The issue has to do with considering the environment a normal good while at the same time understanding the impact of industrialization on increased pollution levels. Relationships between industrialization, overpopulation, global pollution, regional pollution, resource depletion, and numerous other environmental and social concerns
Contraceptives and the Teenage User For years now a debate has been ongoing concerning teenagers and contraceptives. Some argue that giving contraceptives or even allowing teenagers to purchase them only encourages premarital sex. This attitude, however, denies the simple fact that premarital sex in adolescents has been common throughout the ages. It occurred before effective contraceptives were available, it occurs now despite the well publicized existence of untreatable and deadly diseases
Choosing A Contraceptive A Reprint from FDA Consumer Magazine Printed December 1993. This reprint contains revisions made in December 1993. This article originally appeared in the September 1993 FDA Consumer. PUBLICATION NO. (FDA) 94-1213 Choosing a method of birth control is a highly personal decision based on individual preferences, medical history, lifestyle, and other factors. Each method carries with it a number of risks and benefits of which the user should be aware
Contraceptive methods These days many modern techniques have been improved to prevent the unintended pregnancies : 1. Combined oral contraceptives or “the pill” DESCRIPTION Contains 2 hormones (estrogen and progestogen) HOW IT WORKS Prevents the release of eggs from the ovaries (ovulation) EFFECTIVENESS TO PREVENT PREGNANCY : >98% with correct and constant use 93% as commonly used 2. Progestogen-only pills or "the minipill" Description Contains only progestogen hormone, not estrogen How it
Oral Contraceptive Versus Implant Contraceptive to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancy Having a baby at a young age can be very difficult, but having an unplanned baby can stressful, challenging and can change a couple’s life dramatically . Having a baby is like a job with many responsibilities and duties, except there is a life of a human being involved that must be taken care of. There are ways to be sexually active and still prevent pregnancy for females. There are many methods out there, but the most
Availability of Emergency Contraceptives The question, "What did I do last night," has been posed by many women to themselves. Often in response to the inquiry comes details of a sexual encounter. Sometimes, an unprotected sexual encounter. Other times an encounter that was initially began with a condom that may have broke. Paranoid at the thought of pregnancy, women who have had unprotected sex can now have another option. They have the ability to obtain a prescrpition for emergency
(plannedparenthood.org). Since oral contraceptives, birth control pills, were introduced, it has become the most popular birth control method ever, according to a chart, contraceptive method choice, from Guttmacher Institute. It is popular because of its serviceability, effectiveness and impregnability, and it became one of the most important developments in women’s history. Also, it is beneficial for multitudinous women in the world. According to the article “Oral Contraceptive” from Brown University, “The
Oral Contraceptives: Advantages and Disadvantages The increase of teenage demand for birth control pills has provoked a debate. With the common question, “Should teenage girls have access to birth control?” Many argue that birth control should not be available to underage girls due to the side effects present, the risk involved for teenage intimacy, and the connection to a rise of abortions and troubled marriages. However, an analysis of birth control pills proves they should be accessible to teenage
such as birth control and condoms. Not using or having access to contraceptives increases the risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. According to studies sponsored by The Alan Guttmacher Institution, controlling teen access to contraceptives proves unsuccessful in lowering sexual activity and increases the chance of pregnancy and transmitting sexual diseases (Rosenthal 144). Making sexual education and contraceptives available to teenagers would lower the pregnancy rates of teenagers