PSYC 3533 Lecture 15: Chapter 7 part 2: Contraception and Abortion
9 Mar 2017
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Douching: flushing the vagina with a liquid or solution, not effective method of birth control, sperm are very fast swimmers and cannot flush the uterus. Sterlization: voluntary surgical contraception (cid:449)here(cid:271)(cid:455) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual is (cid:373)ade (cid:862)per(cid:373)a(cid:374)e(cid:374)tl(cid:455)(cid:863) sterile, overall physicians are conservative about performing sterilizations, based on informed consent, becoming very popular in canada, males 22%, females 17% Males: maybe a male pill that alters spermatogenesis through altering hormone levels, vas occlusion techniques. I(cid:374)tra (cid:448)as device: two tiny plugs that are inserted into each of the vas deferens to block sperm from reaching the ejaculatory duct. Injections of a silicone gel into the vas that also block transmission of sperm. Females: microbicides, kills viruses, bacteria and sperm, some are in clinical trials now (cid:894)e. g. buffer gel(cid:895, reversible fallopian tube blockage- fallopian tube blocked by a silicone gel that hardens but can be removed, others mentioned in text.
