Fitness Allegator: Choosing A Contraceptive Method

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With so many birth control methods available, most people can find at least one type of contraceptive to suit their age and circumstances. Here I list the main contraceptive methods with an analysis of their effectiveness, safety, and convenience. You obtain additional information from your doctor or from the Planned Parenthood Association.

Remember that neither partner uses a contraceptive; pregnancy can occur without female orgasm, sometimes without full penetration, and even if the women douches after sex. Also, breast feeding doesn’t protect a woman against becoming pregnant. It is always better to be safe than to take the risk of an unplanned conception. Although there are risks and failures attached to the use of contraceptives, it should be emphasized that, with careful use, most of them work safely most of the time.

Combined Pill

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How it works – Synthetic progesterone and estrogen hormones mimic those produced during pregnancy. Since no message is sent out for an egg to be released, no ovulation takes place. Pills are taken for 21 days, followed by 7 days of dummy pills or 7-pill-free days.

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Advantages – Easy and convenient to use. Regularizes periods. Can reduce menstrual bleeding, period pain, and premenstrual tension. Does not inhibit lovemaking. Might protect against cancer of the ovaries and the uterus.

Disadvantages – Possible initial side-effects of nausea, headache, sore breasts, water retention, depression and loss of libido. Possible risk of thrombosis, possible link with breast and cervical cancer.

Comment – Not recommended for smokers over 35, those with a family history of heart disease or strokes, and some diabetics.

Reliability – 98-99%

Condom

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How it works – Worn over the penis during intercourse to block the sperm

Advantages – Easy to use. Allow the man to take the responsibility for birth control. Helps prevent passing of sexual diseases (STD)

Disadvantages – Interrupts lovemaking. Can slip off or tear. Can impair sensitivity.

Comment – Must be held in place until withdrawal is complete. Never reuse. Lubricate it with specially formulated jelly.

Reliability – 95-97% with careful use

Intrauterine Device (IUD)

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How it works – A device made of plastic. How it prevents a fertilized egg from implanting or developing in the uterus is unknown.

Advantages – Effective immediately (unless you are pregnant), especially suitable for those over 35 and those who have completed their families. Does not interfere with lovemaking.

Disadvantages – Can be expelled from the body. Must be replaced every year. Possibility of pelvic infection, which might cause sterility. Chance of ectopic pregnancy.

Comment – Unsuitable for women with heavy periods. Must be removed before starting a family.

Reliability – 95-98%

Spermicides

How it works – Spermicidal foams, creams, jellies and suppositories contain nonoxynol-g and, as their name implies, kill sperms.

Advantages – Can be used at any age. Used at every sexual contact can protect against some sexually transmitted diseases.

Disadvantages – Creams, jellies, and foams can be messy, and more must be added if intercourse occurs more than 2 hours after insertion or on a second occasion. Suppositories effective for 1 hour, 10 minutes after insertion. Can cause irritation in men and women.

Comment – Require careful timing

Reliability – 82-92 percent with careful use

Injectable

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How it works – Synthetic hormone progesterone is injected into muscle, and slowly released into the body, where it stops ovulation

Advantages – Depending on type, one injection is effective for 8-12 weeks. Does not inhibit lovemaking

Disadvantages – Periods usually become irregular. Return of regular period and fertility might be delayed up to a year after the last injection.

Comment – Must be prescribed by a doctor. Mainly for women for whom other methods are unsuitable. Link with cervical cancer not known.

Reliability – Over 99 percent.

Rhythm Method

Calendar Method - Only method approved by Roman Catholic Church

How it works – The calendar method entails working out the pattern of menstrual cycles to predict safe days. The temperature method indicates a slight drop in temperature just before ovulation, and is considered unreliable on its own. The Billings, or mucus, method relies on detecting changes in cervical mucus near ovulation. The combination, or symptothermal, method involves temperature recording, and noting changes in cervical mucus and other symptoms of ovulation, such as backache and depression

Advantages – No side effect except sexual frustration. Partners share the responsibility,

Disadvantages – Demands constant checking. Calendar method is unsuitable if the Cycle is irregular. Unsuitable during times of change. Temperature method can be unreliable. Billing method is difficult to learn.

Comment – The only method approved by the Roman Catholic Church. Comparatively unreliable.