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Contraception is nothing but birth control. It prevents the occurrence of pregnancy after sexual intercourse.

You can prevent pregnancy through several different contraceptive methods.

However, choosing the right contraception method depends on various factors: your overall physical condition, regularity of sexual intercourse, the effectiveness of the contraception method, its side effects and your comfortness in using the method.

Before gaining knowledge about contraception, it is better to understand how do you get pregnancy!

The occurrence of pregnancy is totally based on menstrual cycle and ovulation process. Every month, your body starts ovulation fourteen days before the arrival of your menses.

The ovulation process occurs when one of your ovaries releases egg or ovum. Ovaries are a pair of female reproductive organs that resides on either sides of the uterus.

This ovum then passes into the fallopian tube and becomes ready for fertilization. The endometrium (uterus lining) will become thicker for the fertilization of the egg.

If the egg doesn’t get fertilized, the endometrium and the blood will become shed and passes out through vagina during your monthly periods, also called menses.

Birth control, also known as contraception is a preventive measure for controlling the possibility of becoming pregnancy.

It can be done through several different birth control methods.

Some of the birth control methods also help in preventing sexual transmitted diseases.

The diseases that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse with an infected person are called sexual transmitted diseases. Examples are gonorrhea, genital warts, syphilis, and chlamydia.

The most common and widely accepted birth control method is birth control pill. It is also known as “pill.” It is 99.7% effective in preventing pregnancy.

The pill contains hormones - estrogen and progesterone - to alter the ovulation process. In other words, the aim of these pills is to prevent the release of eggs by the ovaries for fertilization.

Combined pills, emergency contraceptive pills, mini pill, and phased regimen pill are some of the types of birth control pills. The birth control pill should be taken one for each day.

Apart from its effectiveness in preventing the unwanted pregnancy, there are possible birth control side effects with the usage of pills.

Birth control pills are relatively expensive and typically needs a prescription of your doctor because there are several birth control side effects with the use of pills.

Oral contraceptives are also known popularly as ‘the Pill.’

These are effective reversible birth control method for women to prevent unwanted risks of pregnancy.

It usually contains two synthetic female hormones - estrogen and progesterone.

The aim of oral contraceptives is to prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg for fertilization (ovulation). Without an ovulation, you cannot become pregnant.

It provides 99.7% effective results when taken regularly in right dosage.

However, to have full safety, it is better to use a second form of contraception that can be used in the first seven days of the first cycle.

Simultaneously, you must also remember that oral contraceptives cannot protect you from sexually transmitted diseases.

Different brands and types of oral contraceptives are available, which usually comes in packs of twenty-one or twenty-eight pills. The types are combined pills, emergency contraceptive pills, mini pill, and phased regimen pill.

These oral contraceptives should be taken one for each day. They provide immediate results when taken immediately the day after your menstrual periods or an abortion.

It is highly recommended to consult a doctor before you start taking the oral contraceptives.

With the advancement in the medical sciences, today you can overcome the problem of unwanted pregnancy.

One such advancement is birth control methods.

Sometimes, there come situations where you may have unprotected sex or contraceptive failure, but do not want pregnancy to follow.

The solution for this kind of situations is Emergency Contraceptive, which is also popularly known as Plan B.

It is a type of birth control method that can be used to prevent pregnancy. It is a registered trademark of Women’s Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Emergency contraceptive is made up of estrogen and progesterone or progesterone only, which helps regulate ovulation and fertility in the way similar to other natural hormones work.

Emergency contraceptives can also be used as a supportive approach to birth control in situations such as: when other birth control measures failed, if two or more dosage of regular birth control pills are skipped, or in the absence of any effective birth control method.

However, for an effective result, the first tablet should be taken immediately within 72 hours of your sexual intercourse, the sooner it is taken the better chances are there for its efficacy.

Birth control is a preventive measure to change the body’s natural way of ovulation in order to prevent or reduce the chances of becoming pregnant.

You have several different birth control options, also known as contraceptives, to help prevent pregnancy.

Remember no one birth control option work efficiently for every person.

So, choosing the right birth control option makes it possible to involve in your sexual activities without any tension.

However, discuss about birth control options with your doctor before using.

It is found that, in the United States, the rate of unplanned pregnancies is approximately 49%. The reason for this may be lack of right birth control option, misuse or discontinuation.

Hormone method of contraception is one of the birth control options to prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormonal birth control options depend on the type and amount of hormone and the way hormone enters your body.

Estrogen and progesterone are the two hormones that help prevent the process of ovulation. The hormonal contraceptives can be taken in the form of pills, injections, skin patches, and devices such as vaginal ring, intrauterine devices.

When you are planning to have sex, even if it is for the first time, you need to think about contraception. Contraception is also known as birth control or family planning.

Contraceptives are the methods used for preventing pregnancy and other sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, genital warts, syphilis, pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) and so on.

Contraception can be done through medication, device, or by blocking the process of reproduction

Several different contraceptive methods are available, including the cervical cap, condom (male and female), contraceptive diaphragm, implants, injection, Intrauterine System (IUS), Intrauterine Device (IUD), natural family planning (’rhythm’) method, oral contraceptives, spermicides, and sterilization.

Some contraceptives are more effective than others and also have advantages and disadvantages. So, before making a choice, you should consider the facts about the methods and the proper way of using them.

Pills: When you choose to take birth control pills, then it is good to consult your health care provider. As there are different doses of hormones in different pills, a doctor can suggest you an appropriate dosage.

With birth control, you not only prevent pregnancy but also gain few medical benefits. The birth control pills are nearly 100% effective, if taken continuously and as prescribed, but are ineffective against sexually transmitted diseases.

Condoms are the devices designed for contraception.

Although the basic purpose of condom is birth control, it can also used as a primary way to get protection from sexually transmitted diseases.

The female condom is a shield to protect the women from STDs like syphilis, gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease (pid), or genital warts.

Remember, female condoms can give you effective results when used correctly. The success rate of female condom in birth control is about 79-95 percent. Even it is ten thousand times safer in preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

On the other hand, the failure rate of female condoms is twelve percent; mostly this is due to improper use of condoms while having intercourse.

The female condom is just a tube made up of polyurethane (soft plastic) with its one end closed. Each end has a flexible polyurethane ring.

For using a female condom, you need to choose a comfortable position for insertion: crouch, raise one leg, or lay down. Ensure that the condom is lubricated enough. Also ensure that the closed end of the sheath is at the bottom and the open end is hanging down by holding the sheath.

Birth control pill is the most popular and effective birth control method.

Different brands of pill are available for birth control.

However, they usually come in packs of twenty-one or twenty-eight pills.

The birth control pill is a synthetic form of the hormones progesterone and estrogen.

Birth control pills stop ovulation by maintaining more consistent hormone levels. Without an increase in estrogen level, the ovary doesn’t get the signal to release an egg.

Thus, prevents the ovaries from releasing eggs. Birth control pills are 99.7% effective in preventing pregnancy.

Consult your doctor before you start taking birth control pills. You can start using the pills from the first day of your menstrual period or the first day after an abortion.

The pills should be taken one for each day till you finish your entire pack. However, if you miss taking a pill for one day, start taking as soon as you remember and continue with the next pill at usual time.

Birth Control Pill - Alesse

Alesse is one of the most effective birth control pill that is used worldwide for preventing pregnancy. It contains hormones that prevent the ovary from releasing an egg and stops the sperm from entering the uterus.