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Contraceptive method list
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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...
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| 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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Condition prevention factors | Barrier contraception |
A condom is a device most commonly used during sexual intercourse. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner. Condoms are used to prevent pregnancy and transmission of sexually...
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Emergency contraception |
An intrauterine device (intra meaning within, and uterine meaning of the uterus) is a 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...
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| Rhythm Method |
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Calendar-based methods are various methods of estimating a female human's likelihood of fertility, based on a record of the length of previous menstrual cycle. Various systems are known as the Knaus-Ogino Method, rhythm method, and Standard Days...
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| 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...
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| 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 It has been superseded by a progestogen-only hormonal regimen.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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| Levonorgestrel | Drug | Emergency Contraception Pills |
Levonorgestrel (or l-norgestrel or -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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Drug | 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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| 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 is available...
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| Abstinence | Quotation Subject |
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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| Depo Provera |
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a progestin-only hormonal contraceptive birth control drug which is injected every 3 months.
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is an aqueous suspension for depot injection of the pregnane 17α...
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| Vasectomy |
Vasectomy is a surgical procedure in which the vasa deferentia of a man are cut for the purpose of sterilization.
There are some variations on the procedure such as no-scalpel (keyhole) vasectomies, in which a sharp hemostat, rather than a scalpel,...
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| Oral contraceptive |
The Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth-control pill, or simply "the Pill", is a combination of an estrogen (oestrogen) and a progestin (progestogen), taken by mouth to inhibit normal female fertility. On October...
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| 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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| Hormonal contraception | Implanon |
Hormonal contraception refers to birth control methods that act on the hormonal system.
Currently, all hormonal contraceptives are designed for use by women rather than men, though research on a male hormonal contraceptive (“the male Pill”) has...
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| Implanon | Hormonal contraception |
Implanon, made by Organon International, is a single-rod 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 progestin etonogestrel which is...
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| 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 x 34 mm)...
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