Contraception. Contraception What Is Contraception –contra = “against –ception = “conception” Any method that tries to prevent fertilization.

ContraceptionContraception

ContraceptionContraception

What Is Contraception– contra = “against– ception = “conception”

Any method that tries to prevent fertilization

Types of Contraception

Artificial– Methods that prevent conception during

sex – birth control, e.g condoms, pill

Types of Contraception

Natural– Avoid conception by avoiding sex at certain

times – family planning, e.g. rhythm method

Methods of Contraception

Different methods of contraception– Natural family planning– Barrier method– Hormonal methods– Sterilization– Intrauterine Devise– Morning After Pill

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ARTIFICIAL

Birth Control PillBirth Control Pill

Contraceptive Pill Contraceptive Pill – – It is a pill which the girl takes daily. It contains hormones which prevent pregnancy

Birth Control PillBirth Control Pill

Contraceptive Pill Contraceptive Pill – – 92% Effective

CondomsCondoms

Male Condom –Male Condom –The male condom is the only method of contraception boys can use. It's really just a rubber tube. It's closed at one end like the finger of a glove so that when a boy puts it over his penis it stops the sperm going inside a girl's body

Female CondomFemale Condom

Female Condom Female Condom The female condom is a fairly new barrier method. It is not as widely available as the male condom and it is more expensive

CondomCondom

Condom Condom Male – 85% effectiveFemale – 79% effective

IUD or CoilIUD or Coil‘The IUDThe IUD’ – which stands for ‘intra-uterine device.’ Most IUDs are T-shaped. They’re made of plastic and copper, sometimes with a little silver inside.

They prevent your partner’s sperms from getting through your womb and into your tubes

IUD or CoilIUD or Coil‘The IUDThe IUD’ 99.9% effective

Diaphragm and capDiaphragm and cap

Diaphragms and Diaphragms and caps caps fit inside the vagina and cover the cervix (entrance to the womb). They are barrier methods of contraception and stop sperm meeting an egg.

Diaphragm and capDiaphragm and cap

Diaphragms and Diaphragms and capscaps84% effective w/spermicide

Sponge

SpongeSpongeIt is a small, doughnut-shaped device that is coated with spermicide

Sponge

SpongeSponge68% effective w/spermicide

SpermicideSpermicide

SpermicidesSpermicides come in several different forms: cream, gel and foam. Most spermicides contain nonoxynol-9, a chemical that kills sperm.

Spermicides can be used alone but are more effective when used with another method of birth control, such as a condom or diaphragm.

SpermicideSpermicide

SpermicidesSpermicides 71% effective

ImplantImplant

Contraceptive Contraceptive Implant Implant - The contraceptive implant is a small, flexible tube that's inserted under the skin in the upper arm. It slowly releases a hormone called progestogen and works for three years.

ImplantImplant

Contraceptive Contraceptive Implant Implant -97% effective

InjectionInjection

Contraceptive Contraceptive Injection Injection The contraceptive injection contains a hormone called progestogen and is a long-term method of contraception.It's injected into a muscle and the hormone is released very slowly into the body.

InjectionInjection

Contraceptive Contraceptive Injection Injection 97% effective

Contraceptive PatchContraceptive Patch

Contraceptive Contraceptive Patch Patch It's a thin, beige, sticky patch measuring 5cm x 5cm. It contains the same hormones as the combined pill: oestrogen and progestogen.

Contraceptive PatchContraceptive Patch

Contraceptive Contraceptive Patch Patch 92% effective

Emergency ContraceptionEmergency Contraception

Morning After PillMorning After PillType of emergency contraception. Prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. Plan B is more effective the sooner you take it.

Emergency ContraceptionEmergency Contraception

Morning After PillMorning After Pill95% within 24 hours85% if taken within 25–48 hours58% if taken within 49–72 hours

NATURAL

Natural PlanningNatural Planning

Withdrawal Method Withdrawal Method – The withdrawal of the penis from the vagina before the man has ejaculated. This is not very reliable

Natural PlanningNatural Planning

Withdrawal Method Withdrawal Method – 73% effective

Natural PlanningNatural Planning

Rhythm MethodRhythm Method – When a couple abstain from sexual intercourse on the days when she is most fertile.

Natural PlanningNatural Planning

Rhythm MethodRhythm Method – 75% effective

Tubal sterilisation Tubal sterilisation is surgery to block a woman's fallopian tubes. Tubal sterilisation is a permanent form of birth control

'male sterilisation'male sterilisation' It works by preventing sperm from reaching the semen that is ejaculated from the man's penis during sex. It is a quick and painless surgical procedure

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