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cervical cap, diaphragm, intrauterine device, side sectional view of female reproductive system, male condom, hormone-based contraceptives, tubal ligation, vaginal ring, tubal ligation, contraception, family planning, contraception, form of birth control choose depends on a number of different factors, your health, how often have sex, and whether, not want children, here, factors to consider, selecting a birth control method, effectiveness, how well does the method, prevent pregnancy, look at the number of pregnancies in 100 women using that method, a period of one year, an unplanned pregnancy would be viewed, potentially devastating, individual, couple, a highly effective method, chosen, a couple, trying to postpone pregnancy, feels that a pregnancy could be welcomed, it occurred earlier than planned, a less effective method a reasonable choice, cost, the method affordable, health risk, learn any potential health risks, birth control pills, not recommended, women over age 35 who also smoke, partner involvement, willingness of a partner to accept, support a given method, affect choice of birth control, want to re-consider a sexual relationship, a partner unwilling to take an active, supportive role, permanence, want a temporary, generally less effective, method, a long-term, permanent, method, preventing hiv, sexually transmitted diseases, stds, many methods offer no protection against stds, condoms, the best choice, preventing stds, combined, spermicides, availability, the method be used, a prescription, provider visit, case of minors, parental consent, condoms, a condom, thin latex, polyurethane sheath, male condom is placed around the erect penis, female condom is placed inside the vagina, intercourse, semen collects inside the condom, must be removed after intercourse, condoms, available in most drug, grocery stores, family planning clinics offer free condoms, latex condoms help, prevent hiv, stds, polyurethane condoms, give some protection against stds, effective as latex ones, 14 pregnancies occur over 1 year out of 100 couples using male condoms, 21 pregnancies occur over 1 year out of 100 couples using female condoms, more effective, spermicide is also used, risks include irritation, allergic reactions, particularly to latex, condoms, used only once, spermicides, spermicides, chemical jellies, foams, creams, suppositories that kill sperm, purchased in most drug, grocery stores, method used by is not very effective, 26 pregnancies occur over 1 year out of 100 women using this method alone, spermicides, generally combined, condoms, diaphragm, extra protection, warning, spermicide nonoxynol-9, prevent pregnancy, increase the risk of hiv transmission, risks include irritation, allergic reactions, diaphragm and cervical cap, a diaphragm, flexible rubber cup that is filled, spermicidal cream, jelly, vagina over the cervix, intercourse, prevent sperm from reaching the uterus, left in place, 6 to 8 hours after intercourse, diaphragms must be, prescribed by a woman's health care provider, who determines the correct type, size of diaphragm, the woman, 5-20 pregnancies occur over 1 year in 100 women using this method, depending on proper use, a similar, smaller device, a cervical cap, risks include irritation, allergic reactions, diaphragm, spermicide, and urinary tract infection, in rare cases, toxic shock syndrome, develop in women who leave the diaphragm in too long, a cervical cap, an abnormal pap test, vaginal sponge, vaginal contraceptive sponges, soft synthetic sponges saturated, a spermicide, prior to intercourse, sponge is moistened, inserted, vagina, placed over the cervix, after intercourse, sponge is left in place, 6 to 8 hours, quite similar, diaphragm, a barrier mechanism, not need to be fitted by doctor, sponge, purchased over the counter, in april 2005, granted re-approval, the today sponge to return, market, 18 to 28 pregnancies occur over one year, every 100 women using this method, sponge more effective in women, not previously delivered a baby, risks include irritation, allergic reaction, trouble removing the sponge, in rare cases, toxic shock syndrome, combination birth control pills, oral contraceptives, the "pill", method combines the hormones estrogen, progestin, prevent ovulation, a health care provider must prescribe birth control pills, method is highly effective woman remembers to take her pill consistently each day, women who experience unpleasant side effects on one type of pill, able to adjust to a different type, 2 to 3 pregnancies occur over 1 year out of 100 women who never miss a pill, birth control pills, a number of side effects, dizziness, irregular menstual cycles, nausea, mood changes, weight gain, in rare cases, lead to high blood pressure, blood clots, heart attack, stroke, mini-pill, "mini-pill", type of birth control pill that contains only progestin, no estrogen, an alternative, sensitive to estrogen, cannot take estrogen, reasons, effectiveness of progestin-only oral contraceptives is slightly less than, the combination type, 3 pregnancies occur over a 1 year period in 100 women using this method, risks include irregular bleeding, weight gain, breast tenderness, three-month pill, seasonale, in 2003, fda-approved an estrogen, progestin pill, seasonale, is taken, three straight months, followed by one week of inactive pills, a women gets her period, four times a year, 13th week of her cycle, seasonale is available by prescription, fewer than 2 out of 100 women per year get pregnant using this method, similar to other birth control pills, women, have more spotting between periods, pills must be taken daily, preferably, same time of day, progestin implants, implants, small rods implanted surgically beneath the skin, on the upper arm, rods release a continuous dose of progestin, prevent ovulation, implants work, 5 years, initial cost, higher than some other methods, the overall cost less over the 5-year period, norplant implant has been removed, market, a similar implanted rod system, implanon, available in europe, not available, less than 1 pregnancy occurs over 1 year out of 100 women using this type of contraception, hormone injections, progestin injections, depo-provera, muscles, the upper arm, buttocks, injection prevents ovulation, a single shot works, up to 90 days, less than 1 pregnancy occurs over 1 year in 100 women using this method, skin patch, skin patch, ortho evra, placed on shoulder, buttocks, convenient location, continually releases progestin, estrogen, hormone methods, a prescription, patch provides weekly protection, a new patch is applied each week, three weeks, followed by one week, a patch, 1 pregnancy occurs over 1 year out of 100 women using this method, similiar to combined birth control pills, vaginal ring, vaginal ring, nuvaring, flexible ring, 2 inches in diameter that is inserted, vagina, releases progestin, estrogen, a prescription, woman inserts it herself, in the vagina, 3 weeks, takes it out, one week, 1 pregnancy occurs over 1 year out of 100 women using this method, risks include vaginal discharge, vaginitis, similar, combined birth control pill, iud, iud, small plastic, copper device placed inside the woman's uterus by her health care provider, iuds release small amounts of progestin, iuds left in place, up to ten years, depending on the device used, method should not be used by women, a high risk of getting a pelvic infection, less than 1 out of 100 women per year, get pregnant using an iud, women who get pregnant, an iud in place have a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy, risks include cramps, bleeding, severe, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, perforation of uterus, natural family planning, method involves observing a variety of body changes, in the woman, cervical mucus changes, basal body temperature changes, recording them on a calendar, ovulation occurs, couple abstains from unprotected sex, several days, assumed day ovulation occurs, method, education, training in recognizing the body's changes, a great deal of continuous, committed effort, 15 to 20 pregnancies occur over 1 year out of 100 women using this method, properly trained, tubal ligation, tubal ligation, a woman's fallopian tubes, sealed, blocked by a special clip, preventing eggs, sperm from entering the tubes, performed immediately after childbirth, by laparoscopic surgery, tubal ligations, women, couples who believe they never wish to have children, in the future, viewed, a permanent method, operation, reversed, a woman later chooses to, become pregnant, vasectomy, a vasectomy, simple, permanent procedure, men, vas deferens, tubes that carry sperm, sealed, a vasectomy is performed safely, doctor's office using a local anesthetic to numb the area, vasectomies, men, couples who believe they never wish to have children, in the future, viewed, a permanent method, reversed, emergency, "morning after", birth control, "morning after" pill consists of two doses of hormone pills taken, 72 hours after unprotected intercourse, a prescription, pill, prevent pregnancy by temporarily blocking eggs from produced, by stopping fertilization, keeping a fertilized egg from becoming implanted, in the uterus, morning after pill appropriate in cases of rape, having a condom break, slip off, sex, missing two, birth control pills, a monthly cycle, having unplanned sex, risks include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, unreliable methods, coitus interruptus, withdrawal, the penis, vagina, prior to ejaculation, semen frequently escapes, prior to full withdrawal, enough to cause a pregnancy, douching shortly after sex is ineffective, sperm, make way past the cervix, 90 seconds after ejaculation, breastfeeding, despite the myths, breastfeeding, become pregnant, would, to further information, birth control options, want to start using a specific method of birth control that, a prescription, needs to be inserted, unprotected intercourse, method failure, a broken condom, the past 72 hours, not want to, become pregnant, johansson ed, future developments in hormonal contraception, am j obstet gynecol, 2004 apr, 190(4 suppl, s69-71, food, drug administration, birth control guide, fda office of public affairs, december 2003, shulman lp, advances in female hormonal contraception, current alternatives to oral regimens, treat endocrinol, 2(4), 247-56, roddy re, zekeng l, ryan ka, tamoufé u, tweedy kg, nonoxynol-9 gel, did not improve protection against sexually transmitted infections in condom users, evidence-based obstetrics & gynecology, 4(4), 177-178, mishell dr jr, state, the art in hormonal contraception, an overview, am j obstet gynecol, 190(4 suppl, s1-4.