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A contraceptive method (or device, or technique) is one intended to prevent conception and pregnancy as a result of sexual intercourse. Some contraceptive methods are also used for safer sex -- the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
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| x Barrier contraception | Condom |
Barrier contraception methods prevent pregnancy by physically preventing sperm from entering the uterus.
The earliest recorded barrier methods are those of stem pessaries, found in Egypt. The diaphragm and reusable condoms became common after the...
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Barrier contraception |
A condom (pronounced /ˈkɒndəm/ (US) or /ˈkɒndɒm/ (UK)) is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs—such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV). It...
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| x Intrauterine device |
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Emergency contraception |
An intrauterine device (ATC G02BA) is a long acting reversible contraceptive birth control device placed in the uterus, also known as an IUD or a coil (this colloquialism is based on the coil-shaped design of early IUDs). Dr. Ernst Gräfenberg of...
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Calendar-based methods are various methods of estimating a woman's likelihood of fertility, based on a record of the length of previous menstrual cycles. Various systems are known as the Knaus-Ogino Method, rhythm method, and Standard Days Method....
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| x Emergency contraception | Emergency Contraception Pills |
Emergency contraception (EC), or emergency postcoital contraception, refers to contraceptive measures that, if taken after sex, may prevent pregnancy.
Forms of EC include:
As its name implies, EC is intended for occasional use, when primary means of...
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| x Emergency Contraception Pills | Emergency contraception | Yuzpe regimen | ||
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| x Yuzpe regimen | Emergency Contraception Pills |
The Yuzpe Regimen is a method of emergency contraception using a combination of estrogen and progestogen hormones and started within 72 hours of sexual intercourse. It has been superseded by a progestogen-only hormonal regimen.
The method was first...
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| x Levonorgestrel | Emergency Contraception Pills |
Levonorgestrel (or l-norgestrel or D-norgestrel) is a synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.
Chemically, it is a hormonally active levorotatory enantiomer of the racemic mixture norgestrel. It is a gonane...
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| x Mifepristone |
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Emergency Contraception Pills |
Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid compound used as a pharmaceutical. It is used as an abortifacient in the first two months of pregnancy, and in smaller doses as an emergency contraceptive. During early trials, it was known as RU-486, its...
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| x Contraceptive sponge |
The contraceptive sponge combines barrier and spermicidal methods to prevent conception. Three brands are marketed: Pharmatex, Protectaid and Today. Pharmatex is marketed in France and Quebec; Protectaid in Canada and Europe; and Today in the United...
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| x Abstinence |
Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol or food. The...
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| x Depo Provera |
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a progestin-only long acting reversible hormonal contraceptive birth control drug which is injected every 3 months.
Depot medroxyprogesterone ate (DMPA) is an aqueous suspension for depot injection of the...
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| x Vasectomy |
Vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure wherein the vasa deferentia of a man are severed, and then tied or sealed in a manner such to prevent sperm from entering the seminal stream (ejaculate).
Typically done in an outpatient setting, a traditional...
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| x Oral contraceptive |
The Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth-control pill, or simply "the pill", is a birth control method that includes a combination of an estrogen (oestrogen) and a progestin (progestogen), hormones like those in a...
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| x Diaphragm |
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The diaphragm is a cervical barrier type of birth control. It is a soft latex or silicone dome with a spring molded into the rim. The spring creates a seal against the walls of the vagina.
Anyone inserting or removing a diaphragm should first wash...
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| x Hormonal contraception |
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Implanon |
Hormonal contraception refers to birth control methods that act on the endocrine system. Almost all methods are composed of steroid hormones, although in India one selective estrogen receptor modulator is marketed as a contraceptive. The original...
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| x Implanon | Hormonal contraception |
Implanon, made by Organon International, is a single-rod long acting reversible hormonal contraceptive subdermal implant that is inserted just under the skin of a woman's upper arm. The 4 cm by 2 mm Implanon rod contains 68 milligrams of the gonane...
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| x Norplant | Hormonal contraception |
Norplant is a form of birth control developed by the Population Council that was first approved in 1983 in Finland, where it was manufactured by Leiras Oy Pharmaceuticals. The original Norplant consisted of a set of six small (2.4 mm × 34 mm)...
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Durex is the trademarked name for a range of condoms made by UK-based multinational SSL International.
The name, which the London Rubber Company trademarked in 1929, is a portmanteau of "Durability, Reliability, and Excellence", though some people...
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