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1.OpenthePDFfiletitledBirthControlMethodsandanswerthe
followingquestionsforeachofthemethodslisted:
a.Name
b.Doesitneedaprescription?
c.1advantage
d.1disadvantage
e.Somethingyoudidntknow
Nomethod
BirthControlPill
B.Apillistakenonceaday.
C.Mayreducetheriskofcancerofthereproductivesystem.
D.NoprotectionagainstSTIs,includingHIV
E.Womenwithacertainbloodconditionsmaynottakethepilldueto
increasedriskofbloodclotegsmokersovertheageof35,andhigh
bloodpressure.
TransdermalPatch
B.Patch4cmsquareofpolyestercontainingthefemalehormone
estrogenandprogesterone.Hormonesareabsorbedthroughtheskin.
C.91to99.7percenteffective.
D.NoprotectionagainstSTIs,includingHIV.
E.
ContraceptiveRing
B.No
C.Doesntneedtoberemovedbeforeorafterintercourse.
D.Mayaccidentallyfalloutincertainconditions
E.Easilyreversible
InjectionMethod
B.Aninjectionofonlythefemalehormoneprogesterone(thereisno
estrogeninthismethod).Havetogotothedoctor
C.Eachinjectionlast12weeks.
D.Slowerreturntofertility
E.Onlyyouknowthatyoureusingthismethod
IntrauterineDevice(IUD)
B.No,mayormaynotcontainhormones.
C.Onceinserted,nothingtoberemembered.
D.Increasetheriskorpelvicinflammatorydisease(PID)(Rare)
E.Mayormaynotcontainhormones.
MaleCondom
B.No
C.Noneedtoseehealthcareproviderordoctor
D.Canonlybeusedonce.
E.NoveltyorjokecondomsarenotmeanttoprotectagainstSTIs
FemaleCondom
B.No
C.Nonlatexsomaybeusedbypeoplewhohavelatexsensitivity
D.Maymakenoiseduringintercourse
E.Maymakenoiseduringintercourse
Sponge
B.Notreally,butmustbemoistenedwithwaterorspermicidethatkills
thesperm
C.NonLatex
D.Cannotbeusedduringmenstrualperiod
E.71to91percenteffective
Spermicides
B.No,Chemicalthatkillssperm
C.Mayactasalubricant
D.Maycauseskinirritation,whichwouldmakeiteasiertogetSTIsor
HIV,ifexposed.
Abstinence
B.No
C.100percenteffectiveforpreventingpregnancy.
D.Pressurefromfriends
Sterilization
B.No,butneedtogotoadoctorforittobedone.
C.99.5to99.9percenteffective
D.Someminorrisksassociatedwiththesurgery.
E.Longtermmethodofbirthcontrol
FertilityAwareness
B.No
C.Nocost
D.Requirestimeandcommitment
E.Illnessorstressmayyourovularycycle
Withdrawal
B.No
C.Canbeusedatanytime
D.NoprotectionagainstSTIs,includingHIV