NATS 1675 Study Guide - Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Intrauterine Device, Vasectomy
28 Nov 2014
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Contraceptives are birth control methods that reduce the chance of pregnancy. Most reliable method of birth control is abstinence. A few of these are the birth control pill, intrauterine device (iud), diaphragm, and condom. Contraceptives are medications and devises that reduce the chance of pregnancy. Oral contraception, known as birth control pills, are the most effective form of contraception. An iud is a small piece of molded plastic and sometimes copper that is inserted into the uterus by a physician. The diaphragm is a soft latex cup with a flexible rim that lodges behind the pubic bone and fits over the cervix. Male and female condoms offer some protection against stds in addition to help prevent pregnancy. Contraceptive vaccines implants, and injections are becoming increasingly available. For example a vaccine intended to immunize women against hcg, the hormone, so necessary to maintaining the implantation of the embryo, was successful in a limited clinical trial.
