BPK 140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Sexual Health Clinic, Abortion Clinic, Pregnancy Rate

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 140
• Professor: Anne- Kristina Arnold

Document Summary

Some people would like to have children, others would rather not have any children, or any more than they already have. Other couples practice contraception but are limited for religious or other reasons in the methods available: nature of sexual activities & relationship. Contraception may not be an issue for gay men or lesbians, for people who cannot physical have intercourse or an in: personal, religious, and moral beliefs, effectiveness. If one chooses to use contraception, it makes sense to use a highly effective method. Important to distinguish the theoretical effectiveness from the actual effectiveness of a method. Theoretical effectiveness- the best case effectiveness of a contraceptive method in preventing pregnancy. Method (condoms/ diaphragm) must be applied before intercourse; it may be less preferred and may be forgotten or ignored in the moment: active vs passive method, effectiveness in preventing sexually transmitted infection (sti) Makes it hard for sperm to join with an ovum, and also protect against stis.