Male & Female Reproductive Systems Volume 3 | Page 3

1-­‐Different
 types
 of
 Contraceptives
 available,
 how
 they

work
 to
 avoid
 STD´s,
 their
 effectiveness
 &
 advise
 on

important

 &
 different
 situations.

Currently,
 there
 are
 so
 many
 different
 types
 of
 contraceptive

available.
 Not
 all
 contraception
 methods
 are
 appropriate
 for
 all

situations.
 The
 most
 appropriate
 type
 of
 contraceptive
 depends
 on
 an

individual's
 overall
 health,
 age,
 desire
 to
 have
 children
 in
 the
 future,

frequency
 of
 sexual
 activity,
 number
 of
 sexual
 partners,
 and
 family

history
 of
 certain
 diseases.
 Each
 individual
 should
 consult
 his/her

doctor
 to
 determine
 which
 contraception
 method
 is
 best
 for
 him/her.

Some
 types
 of
 contraceptives
 carry
 serious
 risks,
 so
 this
 have
 to
 be

taken
 into
 account
 when
 choosing
 a
 contraception
 method.
 Some

contraception
 methods
 are
 more
 effective
 in
 preventing
 pregnancy

than
 others,
 while
 only
 abstinence
 and
 condoms
 offer
 protection

against
 sexually
 transmitted
 infections.
 This
 essay
 will
 describe
 the

most
 popular
 contraception
 methods,
 in
 order
 of
 their
 effectiveness.

Abstinence:
 Abstaining
 from
 sexual
 intercourse
 is
 the
 only

contraception
 method
 that
 is
 both
 100
 per
 cent
 effective
 in

preventing
 pregnancy
 and
 100
 percent
 effective
 in
 protecting
 from

HIV
 and
 sexually
 transmitted
 infections.
 The
 Pill:
 It
 is
 the
 most

effective
 method
 of
 contraception
 there
 is,
 apart
 from
 female

sterilization
 and
 vasectomy.
 This
 is
 why
 currently;
 around
 100

million
 women
 worldwide
 are
 taking
 it.
 The
 Pill
 is
 a
 tablet
 containing

two
 female
 hormones
 (progestogen
 and
 estrogen)
 which
 stop

women
 from
 ovulating
 each
 month,
 so
 if
 women
 don’t
 ovulate,
 they

won’t
 get
 pregnant.
 If
 a
 woman
 takes
 the
 Pill
 exactly
 as
 prescribed,
 its

contraceptive
 effectiveness
 is
 almost
 100
 per
 cent.
 Vasectomy:
 It
 has

become
 one
 of
 the
 most
 popular
 methods
 of
 contraception
 in
 the

world.
 A
 vasectomy
 is
 an
 operation
 that
 stops
 the
 sperm
 from

entering
 the
 semen,
 so
 it
 is
 a
 permanent
 form
 of
 contraception.
 The

surgical
 procedure
 is
 usually
 short
 and
 it’s
 almost
 always
 done
 under

a
 local
 anesthetic.
 Vasectomy
 is
 not
 100
 per
 cent
 effective
 because

occasionally
 pregnancies
 do
 happen,
 but
 it
 is
 very
 close
 to
 100
 per

cent.
 Any
 man
 can
 choose
 to
 have
 a
 vasectomy,
 provided
 that
 he
 have

thought
 it
 over
 carefully,
 he
 is
 not
 very
 young,
 or
 he
 has
 already