contraceptive choices the only guarantee against pregnancy is not to have intercourse
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Contraceptive Choices
The only guarantee against pregnancy
is not to have intercourse.
Safe sex campaigns
The Grim Reaper (1987)
No Rubber, no hubba (2010)
What message is the ad conveying?
Do you think it is effective?
What you need to know.
Abstaining from sexual intercourse and avoiding skin to skin contact is the only way to prevent pregnancy and transmittion of sexually transmitted diseases.
If you do decide to take the next step in a relationship, there needs to be informed consent from both individuals.
Common contraceptive choices
Male condom: 2% failure rate when used correctly. Provides protection against some STI’s.
The Pill: 0.3% failure rate when used correctly. Does not provide protection against STI’s.
Abstinence: 0% failure rate. Provides protection against STI’s as long as there is no skin to skin contact.
Emergency contraception
“Morning after pill”
95% effective when taken within 24 hrs
85% effective when taken within 72hrs
50% effective when taken within 3-5 days
Does not protect against STI’s.
Should be used in a case of emergency, not as a substitute for more reliable contraceptive choices which also provide protection from STI’s.
Behavioural methods
Abstinence
Withdrawal: typically 27% failure rate
Outer course
Continuous breast feeding
Fertility awareness: typically 25% failure rate
Hormonal methods
The Pill
The Ring
The Patch
Mini-pill
Implant
The shot
IUD
Barrier methods
Condom
Female condom
Spermicide
Surgical methods
Tubal Ligation
Vasectomy
Common misconceptions
It is untrue that a female cannot become pregnant as a result of the first time she engages in sexual intercourse.
It is untrue that sex the first time might be painful – Sex should never be painful!
Urinating after sex does not prevent pregnancy and is not a form of birth control, although it is often advised anyway to help prevent urinary tract infections.
Good sources of more information
Nurse Jackie
Your General Practitioner
Pharmacist
Queensland Government - I Stay Safe
Comparison of birth control methods - wikipedia