Contraception

Contraception is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy due to coital act.

Ideal contraception method should fulfil the following criteria widely acceptable, inexpensive and simple to use,safe, highly effective and requiring minimal motivation, maintenance and supervision.No one single Universally acceptable method has test been discovered.

The most effective of birth control or sterilization by means of vasectomy in male and tubal location in females, IUDs,and implantable birth control.

Fertility awareness is a method to plan or avoid a pregnancy by recognising the signs of fertility in menstrual cycle. It can be used to:

1) Understand the menstrual cycle

2)Plan a pregnancy

3)Avoid a pregnancy

Every woman during child bearings age should;

 Understand menstrual cycle

 Check cervical mucus

Take basal body temperature

Recognising other signs of fertile phase.

Tyeps of contraceptives method-

1) Temporary

1)Natural methods- abstinence after fertility awareness.

2)Barrier method-1)(physical) - Condom, Diaphragm, Cervical cap.

             2)(Chemical)- Creams, jelly,Foam tablets.

            3)( Combined)- use of both physical and chemical

3) Hormonal method: Combined hormones or single preparation, injectable, implant

4) Intrauterine device IUD: Copper and hormonal device

5) Emergency contraception

2) permanent

Tubal occlusion or tubectomy in female

Vesectomy in male.