PSYC 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ejaculation, Intrauterine Device, Natural Family Planning
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Egyptians: fumigating female genitalia; tampon soaked in herbal liquid and honey; inserting a mixture of crocodile feces, sour milk and honey. Several methods of contraception, or birth control, are currently available. Contraceptives used in canada must be formally approved by: health canada, canadian government agency that has the power to approve or reject the use of new drugs. Lactational amenorrhea method (lam: a method of avoiding pregnancies based on the postpartum infertility that many women experience when they are breast-feeding. A plastic or rubber cover for the cervix that provides a contraceptive barrier to sperm. A device consisting of a latex dome on a flexible spring rim; used with spermicidal cream or jelly. A device similar to a diaphragm but smaller. The contraceptive sponge is a contraceptive device that prevents sperm from entering the uterus. Before sex, the contraceptive sponge is inserted deep into the vagina and held in place by vaginal muscles.
