FRHD 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Cervix, Vacuum Aspiration

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

Document Summary

Discuss the historical and legal developments around contraception. Describe the various methods of contraception and their effectiveness (birth control pills, iuds, diaphragms, spermicides, condoms, withdrawal, rhythm methods, sterilization, hormone-delivery systems, and barrier/spermicide methods) Discuss ethical concerns about abortion while considering societal and cultural attitudes about abortion. Explain the methods of abortion such as vacuum aspiration and dilation and evacuation. Learn about bacterial (chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis) and viral (human papillomavirus. [hpv] and herpes simplex virus type 2 [hsv-2] sexually transmitted infections (stis) as well as hiv and aids, vaginitis, and hepatitis. Become familiar with the rates of stis in canada. Describe common symptoms of stis and their treatments, while considering that some are asymptomatic and incurable. Learn about how various factors like biological, psychological, and social contribute to the spread of stis, and how stis can be prevented. People have been talking and being aware of contraception ever since the penile-vaginal intercourse.