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•The Vaginal Ring (NuvaRing) -The Vaginal Ring -The Vaginal Ring
(NuvaRing) (NuvaRing)
The birth control ring A vaginal ring ring is at
(also known as the least 99 percent effective
vaginal ring or the ring) is in preventing conception
a simple and effective when worn appropriately.
form of birth control when It may only be 93 percent
used appropriately. You effective if you fail to put a
wear a tiny, flexible ring fresh ring in, use it
inside your vaginal canal incorrectly, or take certain
that prevents pregnancy medicines.
by delivering hormones
into your body 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
The ring also offers a
slew of additional health
advantages.
-Contraceptive Injection
(Depo-Provera) -Contraceptive Injection
Depo-Provera is a very (Depo-Provera)
well brand name for The birth control shot's
medroxyprogesterone efficacy is above 99
acetate, a progestin- percent when taken
containing contraceptive correctly, which means
injectable. Every three that less than one out of
months, Depo-Provera is every 100 individuals who
administered as an use it will become
pregnant each year.
•Contraceptive Injection (Depo- injection. Depo-Provera However, in real life, the
Provera) prevents your ovaries shot is only around 94
from producing an egg by percent successful since
suppressing ovulation. individuals occasionally fail
Cervical mucus thickens to take their shots on time.
as well, preventing sperm So, on average, 6 out of
from accessing the every 100 people who take
egg.cervical mucus a shot will become
thicker. When the mucus pregnant each year.
on the cervix is thicker,
the sperm can’t get
through. And when the
sperm and the egg can’t
get together, pregnancy
can’t happen.
Long-acting hormonal methods
•Intrauterine Device -Intrauterine Device -Intrauterine Device
An intrauterine device More than 99% effective
(IUD) is a small device intrauterine device (IUD).
that is implanted in your An IUD can last for 5 to 10
uterus to prevent years, depending on the
conception. It's a long- kind, although it can be
term, reversible type of removed at any moment.
birth control that's also Depending on the kind of
one of the most effective. IUD, fewer than 1 in 100
In the United States, the women will become
FDA has authorized five pregnant in a year. The
distinct IUD brands: effectiveness of older
Paragard, Mirena, kinds is reduced.
Kyleena, Liletta, and
Skyla. Copper IUDs
(Paragard) and hormonal
IUDs are the two types of
IUDs available (Mirena,
Kyleena, Liletta, and
Skyla). Hormones are not
included in the Paragard
IUD. It's encased with a
smidgeon of copper and
can keep you from getting
pregnant for up to 12
years. The hormone
progestin is used in the
Mirena, Kyleena, Liletta,
and Skyla IUDs to
prevent conception.
•Intrauterine System
-Intrauterine System
-Intrauterine System The intrauterine system
An IUS is a tiny, T- (IUS) has a success rate
shaped plastic device that of over 99%. An IUS
a doctor or nurse inserts usually lasts 3 to 5 years,
into your uterus. It depending on the kind, but
prevents pregnancy by it can be removed sooner.
releasing the hormone When utilizing an IUS,
progestogen, which lasts fewer than 1 in 100
3 to 5 years depending on women will become
the brand. pregnant over the course
of 3 to 5 years.
-Vasectomy
Vasectomy is a small
-Vasectomy
procedure that prevents
As a technique of birth
sperm from reaching the
control, vasectomy has
ejaculated semen. Semen
several advantages. The
still persists, but it is
major advantage is
devoid of sperm. The
efficiency. A vasectomy
testes continue to prevents births in almost
produce sperm after a 99.99 percent of cases.
vasectomy, but they are Vasectomy, like female
absorbed by the body. tubal ligation, is a one-time
Every year, more than operation that ensures
500,000 men in the long-term contraception.
United States opt for
vasectomy as a method
of birth control. Except for
abstinence, a vasectomy
prevents conception
better than any other type
of birth control.
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