Pregnancy : Prevention

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Prevention could include:
There are many methods of contraception available to prevent pregnancy. In order of least to most effective, these include: spermicide alone natural (rhythm) method diaphragm or cervical cap condom alone diaphragm with spermicide condom with sperm...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Call your provider for more information about morning after birth control...VAGINAL SPONGE Vaginal contraceptive sponges are soft synthetic sponges saturated with a spermicide...Latex condoms help prevent HIV and other STDs...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2008
Contraception is the use of a method, device, or medication to prevent pregnancy by interfering with ovulation, fertilization, and/or implantation. Another term for contraception is birth control.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Detailed information on contraception/birth control, including the different types of birth control
Source:StayWell
Contraception is the use of any of various methods to prevent pregnancy. Family planning, in contrast, involves the use of contraception or other measures to limit the number of children and plan the timing and spacing of births.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Contraception (birth control) prevents pregnancy by interfering with the normal process of ovulation, fertilization, and implantation. There are different kinds of birth control that act at different points in the process.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
For a woman who wants to plan when she becomes pregnant, there are many choices.
Source:StayWell
Contraception (birth control) is the prevention of conception (pregnancy). In the United States, 60% of boys and 50% of girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are sexually active, yet only half of these adolescents use contraception the first time they have intercourse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Contraception (birth control) prevents pregnancy by interfering with the normal process of ovulation, fertilization, Various types of contraception. ( Photo Researchers, Inc.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
I take birth control pills (Yasmin). My gynecologist said that if I continue using them, my menopause transition would be much easier. But I am concerned about the risk of breast cancer. Does the pill contain the same medication as Prempro, the hormone-replacement drug that has been linked to breast cancer?
Source:StayWell
I am 49 years old and want to go off the pill. What can I expect physically? What are chances of getting pregnant at my age?
Source:StayWell
Is the birth control patch known for causing unusual vaginal discharge or yeast infections?
Source:StayWell
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