Contraception for Teenagers contraception method | Page 14
The Cap
The contraceptive cap is similar to
a diaphragm in that it is worn
internally by a female to block the
sperm from entering the cervix.
The cap needs to be used alongside a spermicide. While throughout history women have invented
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home-made ways of blocking
sperm, for example by inserting a
sponge to block the cervix, it was
in 2001 that the first silicon cap
was introduced. (Fpa.org.uk 2010)
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