Chapter Five Contracepti on: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy
Jan 24, 2016
Chapter Five
Contraception:
Planning and
Preventing Pregnancy
Historical Perspectives
The Politics of Contraception• Anthony Comstock and the Comstock Act• Margaret Sanger
– “Family Limitation”– Planned Parenthood
• 100 Years Later and it’s Still About Politics
Choosing a Method of Contraception
An Individual or Shared Decision?Lifestyle ConsiderationsUnreliable Methods• The Withdrawal Method• Douching
Reliable Contraception Methods
Methods for Preventing Pregnancy and STIs
Abstinence and “Outercourse”• Not to be Confused with Celibacy
In Touch with Your Sexual Health Choosing Abstinence—Steps for Success
Male Condoms• How Condoms Work• Effectiveness of Condoms• Proper Use of Condoms• Convincing Your Partner to Use Condoms• In Touch with Your Sexual Health Using Male
Condoms Correctly
Methods for Preventing Pregnancy and STIs (cont.)
Methods for Preventing Pregnancy and STIs (cont.)
The Female Condom
Hormonal Methods that Prevent Pregnancy But NOT
STIs Oral Contraceptives• How Oral
Contraceptives Work• The Effectiveness of
Oral Contraceptives• Using Birth Control Pills
Correctly• Advantages and
Disadvantages of the Pill
• In Touch with Your Sexual Health Missed Your Pill? Here’s What You Should Do
Hormonal Methods that Prevent Pregnancy But NOT
STIs
More Hormonal Methods Hormonal Implants• How Implants Work• The Effectiveness of
Implants• Advantages and
Disadvantages of the Implants
More Hormonal Methods
Injectable Hormonal Contraceptives
• How Injection Methods Work
• The Effectiveness of Injectable Contraceptives
• Side Effects of Injection Methods– Amenorrhea
The Contraceptive Patch
More Hormonal Methods
Emergency Contraceptive Pills
The Contraceptive Ring
Barrier Methods that Prevent Pregnancy But NOT STIs
Spermicides
The Diaphragm
More Barrier MethodsA One-Size-Fits-
All Diaphragm The Cervical CapThe Sponge
Fertility Awareness Methods that Prevent Pregnancy But
NOT STIsThe Calendar MethodThe Cervical Mucous MethodThe Basal Body Temperature MethodOvulation Predictor KitsEffectiveness of Fertility Awareness Methods• The Postovulation Method
Advantages and Disadvantages
Intrauterine Methods that Prevent Pregnancy But NOT
STIs• How the IUD works• Effectiveness of an
IUD• Advantages and
Disadvantages of an IUD
Surgical Methods that Prevent Pregnancy But NOT STIs
• Sterilization (VSC)– Tubal Ligation for
Females– Vasectomy for Males
• Effectiveness of VSC• Advantages and
Disadvantages• Reversibility
Experimental and Future Methods of Birth Control
Future Methods for Men• Van Injection• Vas Occlusion• Nifedipine• A Male Hormonal Contraceptive?• Immunocontraceptives
Future Methods for Women• Antimicrobial Gels• CatSper