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BIRTH
CONTROL
FAMILY
PLANNING
birth
control
Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth control only became available in the 20th century.
Your choice of birth control should be based on several factors. These include your health, how often you have sexual activity, how sexual partners you have, and whether you want to have children in the future. Your health care provider can help you select the best form of birth control for you.
purposes
Various types of birth control work in different ways. Birth control methods may:
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Prevent sperm from reaching the egg
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Inactivate or damage sperm
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Prevent an egg from being released each month
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Alter the lining of the uterus so that a fertilized egg doesn't attach to it
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Thicken cervical mucus so that sperm can't easily pass through it
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Contraception aims to prevent pregnancy.
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A woman can get pregnant if a man's sperm reaches one of her eggs (ova).
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Contraception tries to stop this happening by:
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Keeping the egg and sperm apart stopping egg production stopping the combined sperm and egg (fertilised egg) attaching to the lining of the womb.
Effectiveness
To be effective, any method of contraception must be used consistently and correctly. Contraceptives that require little effort on your part, such as IUDs, contraceptive implants and sterilization, are associated with lower pregnancy rates. In contrast, methods that require monitoring fertility or periodic abstinence are associated with higher pregnancy rates.
side effects
Consider your tolerance for the possible side effects associated with a particular birth control method. Some methods pose more side effects — some potentially serious — than others. Talk to your doctor about your medical history and how it might affect your choice of birth control.
TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL
Family
planning
Family planning is defined as "the ability of individuals and couples to predict and accomplish their desired number of children, as well as the spacing and timing of their births, by using contraceptive techniques and treating involuntary infertility."
Relevance
For several women, a family planning clinic is their first point of contact with the health-care system and their go-to source of care, publicly supported family planning services helped avoid 1.9 million unwanted pregnancies in 2015, including 440,000 teen pregnancies, every dollar spent on family planning by the federal and state governments saved $7.09 in 2010.
Pregnant women that are reported by women as being poorly timed or unplanned are known as unintended pregnancies, in the United States, nearly half (45%) of the 6.1 million annual pregnancies are unplanned,unintended pregnancies have numerous negative health and financial effects. In 2010, the public cost of births caused by unplanned pregnancies was estimated to be $21 billion.
Understanding Family Planning
Unintended pregnancies occur in women of all income levels, educational levels, and ages; nevertheless, there are variations in unplanned pregnancy rates; unintended pregnancy rates are highest among the following groups:
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Women ages 18 to 24
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Women who were cohabiting
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Women whose income is below the poverty line
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Women with less than a high school diploma
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Black or Hispanic women
