BIRTHCONTROLMETHODS

1.OpenthePDFfiletitledBirthControlMethodsandanswer
thefollowingquestionsforeachofthemethodslisted:
a.Name:Nomethod
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:no
c.1advantage:nothing
d.1disadvantage:nothingexceptyoumightgetpregnant
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:nothing
a.Name:BirthControlPill
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:Allowsforunplannedsex
d.1disadvantage:noprotectionagainstSTIs,includingHIV
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Stopstheovaryfromreleasingan
egg(ovulation)
a.Name:TransdermalPatch
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:donothavetoremembertotakeapilleveryday.
d.1disadvantage:Mustremembertochangethepatchasdirected
forittowork
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Mayreducetheriskofsome
cancersofthereproductivesystem
a.Name:ContraceptiveRing
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:Doesnotneedtoneedremovedbeforeorafter
intercourse
d.1disadvantage:Maycausevaginalirritation(e.g.somewomen
maygetbacterialvaginosis[BV]moreoften)
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Onesizefitsall

a.Name:InjectionMethod
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:reversible
d.1disadvantage:sideeffectscanlastuptosixtoeightmonth
afterthelastinfection
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Slowerreturntofertilitynot
recommendedifyouplantobecomepregnantinthenextoftotwo
years
a.Name:IntrauterineDevice(IUD)
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:canbeinsertedbyahealthcareprovider,fertility
returnstonormal
d.1disadvantage:stringsneedtobecheckedtomakesurethatthe
IUDisinplace
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:preventtheeggfrommeetingthe
spermandattachingtothewalloftheuterus
a.Name:MaleCondom
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:noneedtoseeadoctororhealthcareprovider
d.1disadvantage:needtoputacondomoncorrectlybeforeany
sexualcontacttakesplace
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Spermicidesincondomsorlatex
sensitivitymaycauseirritationtotheskin
a.Name:FemaleCondom
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:Availablefromavarietyoflocations,suchas
pharmacies,sexualhealthclinics
d.1disadvantage:maymakenoiseduringintercourse

e.Somethingyoudidntknow:mustbecautiousthatthepenis
goesintothecondom,notinbesidethecondomduringthe
intercourse
a.Name:Sponge
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:Nonlatex
d.1disadvantage:increasedriskofbladderandyeastinfections,
andbacterialvaginosis(BV)
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Maybeusedformorethanoneact
ofintercoursewithoutaddingmorespermicide
a.NameSpermicides
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:spermicidemayactasalubricant
d.1disadvantage:maycauseskinirritation,whichcouldmakeit
easiertogetanSTIorHIV,ifexposed
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:
Chemicalsthatskillspermormakethespermunabletomove
towardstheegg
a.Name:Abstinence
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:nocost
d.1disadvantage:mayneedtoconfrontthepressurefromfriends
andpartner
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:decisiontonothaveanal,oral,or
vaginalsex
a.NameSterilization
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:99.5to99.9percenteffective

d.1disadvantage:verydifficultandexpensivetoreversethe
procedure,andoftenisnotsuccessful
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Someminorriskassociatedwith
surgeryincludepain,bleeding,infectionandcomplicationsand
anaesthetic
a.NameFertilityAwareness
b.Doesitneedaprescription?yes
c.1advantage:nosideeffects
d.1disadvantage:requirestimeandcommitment
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:illnessorstressmaychangeyour
ovulatorycycle,makingthismethodlessreliable
a.Name:Withdrawal
b.Doesitneedaprescription?:yes
c.1advantage:canbeusedanytime
d.1disadvantage:malecannotalwaysaccuratelycontrolwhen
theywillejaculate
e.Somethingyoudidntknow:Penisiswithdrawnorremoved
fromthevaginalbeforeejaculation