Need for Birth Control

Birth control is required to avoid unwanted pregnancies to overcome the population explosion issue. Birth control methods are also known as contraceptive methods. These are also helpful in preventing sexually transmitted infections.

Contraceptive methods are broadly divided into two types:

  1. Temporary Methods 
  2. Permanent Methods

 

Contraceptive Methods

Reproductive health means total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, i.e., physical, emotional, behavioral, and social. “Reproductive health” this chapter deals with problems due to population explosion, strategies for birth control, medical termination of pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Though in this article, we will be focusing on the topic of birth control, its need, and different types of birth control methods.

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Need for Birth Control

Birth control is required to avoid unwanted pregnancies to overcome the population explosion issue. Birth control methods are also known as contraceptive methods. These are also helpful in preventing sexually transmitted infections....

Temporary Methods of Contraception

By this method, the contraception is temporary. The temporary method is easily reversible. The different temporary methods are:...

Emergency Contraception

Emergency contraception or morning-after pills are used to avoid possible pregnancies due to rape, missed pills, or casual unprotected intercourse. Emergency contraception can be done within 14 weeks of unprotected sex by removal of the corpus luteum because the Corpus luteum maintains pregnancy for 14 weeks. But the removal of the corpus luteum is not practical. Insertion of intrauterine devices or administration of progesterone or estrogen-progesterone combination within 72 hours of coitus is effective because it will make the uterus unsuitable for implantation....

Permanent Methods

Surgical interventions block gamete transport and thereby prevent conception that is fertilization. This method is highly effective, but reversibility is poor....

FAQs on Contraceptive Methods

Question 1: What should be the properties of an ideal contraceptive?...

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