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(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| Mechanical methods of contraception. |
| Practitioner 205: 13-19. July 1970. |
| It is maintained that mechanical or chemical contraceptive methods still have a useful place in the area of birth |
| control when contraindications of objections exist to newer methods, or when highest effectiveness is not of prime |
| importance. The methods, 1) condoms or sheaths, 2) "caps" of various designs, and 3)chemical spericides are |
| considered. Condoms are probably the most widely used contraceptive in the world. The Population Council of New |
| York sponsors a condom made of plastic which is considered the strongest and has a long "shelf life". Method |
| failure is reported as being 2 to 3 pregnancies per 100 woman-years for the condom. To be most effective, it is |
| recommended that the condom be used in conjunction with a chemical spermicide. The most effective of the |
| mechanical methods for the female are vaginal diaphragms or caps. They are made of rubber or plastic in different |
| shapes and sizes and are used with some form of chemical sperimicide. It is most important that the diaphragm be |
| fitted correctly. In the few women in whom a vaginal diaphragm is not suitable other types of caps can be used |
| including the vault cap, the cervical cap, and the vimule. The failure rate of caps is quoted as 2 to 3 pregnancies per |
| 100 woman-years. Chemical spermicides act by immobilizing sperm on contact with the ejaculate and also, in the |
| case of the foaming preparations, by producing a block of foam around the cervix. They can be used without a barrier |
| although they are more effective when used with a barrier. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 4551-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Mechanical methods of contraception.", is(are) Stewart E. |
| The source of this article is "Practitioner 205: 13-19. July 1970.". This article was published in 1970 in English |
| language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 4551-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 39551 |
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