Birth Control: Overview

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  • Birth Control: More Options Than Ever

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Over the course of a single year, from 60 to 80 percent of the sexually active women who use no form of birth control will get pregnant. To avoid an unwanted pregnancy, some knowledge of birth control is therefore a virtual necessity.A wide variety o

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  • Are Today's IUDs Right For You?

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Scientists aren't sure why the IUD is such an effective method of birth control. It was once thought that, as foreign objects, they produced an inflammatory response in the uterus that disrupted the implantation of a fertilized egg, but researchers

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  • Barrier methods of birth control

    05/22/08, Healthwise

    Barrier methods of birth control block sperm from entering the uterus. Using a spermicide with a barrier method gives you the best possible barrier method protection.

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  • Diaphragm Use and Care

    05/22/08, Healthwise

    A diaphragm is a birth control device that blocks sperm from fertilizing an egg. It is made of rubber and shaped like a dome. It fits inside a woman's vagina and covers the cervix (the opening of the uterus); a firm, flexible rim

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  • Birth control pills, patch, or ring

    08/16/07, Healthwise

    Birth control hormones in pills, skin patches, or vaginal rings give you a regular dose of estrogen and progestin. This controls your body's menstrual cycles and prevents pregnancy. It also helps relieve heavy menstrual bleeding,

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  • How to Use a Condom

    05/22/08, Healthwise

    Condoms can be used with spermicide to prevent pregnancy or alone to help protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

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  • Vasectomy reversal (vasovasostomy)

    03/21/08, Healthwise

    A vasectomy is considered a permanent method of birth control. Vasectomy reversal (vasovasostomy) reconnects the tubes (vas deferens) that were cut during a vasectomy.

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  • Birth Control

    05/22/08, Healthwise

    Sometimes a woman may not use birth control, or her method may fail. If this happens to you, you may still be able to prevent pregnancy if you act quickly. For more information, see the topic Emergency Contraception.

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  • Emergency contraceptive pills

    05/22/08, Healthwise

    Emergency contraception pills work by preventing ovulation, fertilization, or implantation.

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  • Which birth control method should I use?

    05/22/08, Healthwise

    Sterilization is a surgical procedure done for men or women who decide that they do not want to have any or more children. Sterilization is one of the most effective forms of birth control. Sterilization is intended to be permanent, and w

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