contraception
Pregnancy prevention methods
Contraception is the prevention of pregnancy through deliberate means.
Methods include barrier devices like condoms, hormonal treatments like the pill, intrauterine devices, and surgical sterilization.
They discussed contraception before becoming sexually active.
The word covers both the practice and the various methods themselves.
Solid medicine dose
- condomContraceptive sheath worn internally
- IUDImplanted birth control device
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
patch · vasectomy · tubal ligation · spermicide · withdrawal · abstinence · NuvaRing · copper IUD
Obstruction preventing passage
- safe sexPrecautionary intimate practices
- prophylacticMeasure preventing disease or harm
- family planningControlling fertility deliberately
- pregnancy preventionBlocking fertilization or implantation
unplanned pregnancy · protection · effectiveness · failure rate · risk reduction · timing · ovulation · fertile window
Act of selecting
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- agencyPower to act
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
consent · decision · reproductive rights · privacy · control · bodily autonomy · access · option
Arranging for future events
- educationSystematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- discussionExchange of ideas
communication · shared responsibility · accountability · decision-making · maturity · commitment · information · sex education
Unintended treatment consequences
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- blood clotsCoagulated masses in vessels
- weight gainBody mass accumulation
- libidoInnate erotic drive
menstrual cycle · breakthrough bleeding · insertion · removal · prescription · gynecologist · checkup · STI prevention
pill
Solid medicine dose
- condomContraceptive sheath worn internally
- IUDImplanted birth control device
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
implant · patch · vasectomy · tubal ligation · spermicide · withdrawal · abstinence · NuvaRing · copper IUD · sterilization
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- safe sexPrecautionary intimate practices
- prophylacticMeasure preventing disease or harm
- family planningControlling fertility deliberately
pregnancy prevention · unplanned pregnancy · protection · effectiveness · failure rate · risk reduction · timing · ovulation · fertile window · sperm
choice
Act of selecting
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- agencyPower to act
- freedomAbsence of constraint
self-determination · consent · decision · reproductive rights · privacy · control · bodily autonomy · access · option · preference
planning
Arranging for future events
- educationSystematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- partnershipShared business arrangement
discussion · communication · shared responsibility · accountability · decision-making · maturity · commitment · information · sex education · counseling
side effects
Unintended treatment consequences
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- blood clotsCoagulated masses in vessels
- weight gainBody mass accumulation
libido · menstrual cycle · breakthrough bleeding · insertion · removal · prescription · gynecologist · checkup · STI prevention · reproductive health
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- Reproductive Rightsabortion law, abortion ban, reproductive autonomy, bodily autonomy, right to choose
- moral theologyconscience, mortal sin, venial sin, natural law, moral law
- Catholic controversiesabuse scandal, sexual abuse, pedophilia, cover-ups, coverups
- family lifebirth, kinship, childbirth, pregnancy, new baby
contraceptionfertility treatment
Medical help conceiving
conception · procreation · assisted reproduction · in vitro fertilization · impregnation
- contraceptive usePreventing pregnancy intentionally
- oral contraceptivesIngested hormonal birth control
- emergency contraceptionPost-coital pregnancy prevention
- contraceptive pillOral birth control medication
- male contraceptionFertility control for men
- contraception banLaw forbidding pregnancy prevention