Contraception Tidbits

There are so many questions when it comes to contraception and what a couple should do to take precautions. Choosing the right method is filled with concerns and often the method is one that the couple, especially if they are young, is not familiar enough with to know if they are using it correctly or not. Sometimes the biggest problem with the method of contraception used is not the choice made but the improper use of the method. Too embarrassed to ask anyone, be that parent, friend or health care provider, the right way to use the method they fumble through hoping to do it right. That is why fifty three percent of all contraceptives fail. This includes the contraceptive sponge, the diaphragm and even the condom.

Studies have proven that fifty percent of teenagers who have reached the age of seventeen are involved or have been involved in a sexual relationship. If a teenager does not practice some type of contraception they have a ninety percent risk of an unplanned pregnancy. These same studies also show that teenagers, who are able to talk to their parents about sex, including about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases, have greatly diminished risks of getting pregnant or catching an STD. As well, they often do not become involved in a sexual relationship as young and when they do they will turn to their parents for some direction on what kind of precautions to take.

Sometimes women are reluctant to take birth control pills despite its high effective rating. This is because of the many horror stories that they hear about all the bad things that the Pill can do to them. The fact is that the Pill continues to prove itself as a safe contractive to use. It has been proven to protect a woman against both ovarian and uterine cancers. It also goes a long way to helping women have more regular periods that are on schedule, shorter and more comfortable. There are many more types of pills than when this method of birth control first came out and the dose of hormones is much lower as well. Your health care provider will find the right one for you.

Many people have trouble dealing with the use of a condom. Men complain about its feel and the embarrassment of having to go into the store to buy them. Women find the whole thing somewhat disagreeable when it comes off. But the fact is that this is the single best way to avoid catching a sexually transmitted disease other than total abstinence from a sexual relationship. They offer protection from syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes and HIV/AIDS. It seems that a little embarrassment is nothing in comparison to the protection that this type of contraceptive offers.

Sadly forty nine percent of all pregnancies are unplanned. That does not mean that half the infants born in the world are unwanted. But, it does mean that many pregnancies may occur when the timing is not quite right.

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