1. CONTRACEPTION (TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL)

2. REMEMBER ABSTINENCE IS THE ONLY 100% PROTECTION AGAINST PREGNANCY AND STDS !!!

3. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT PEOPLE USE TO LOWER THEIR CHANCE OF PREGNANCY MOST DO NOT OFFER ANY PROTECTION AGAINST AIDS AND OTHER STDS

4. PILL How it Works: STOPS OVULATION TAKE EVERY DAY DR. PRESCRIPTION Method= HORMONAL

5. Pill SIDE EFFECTS: –INCREASE WEIGHT –NAUSIA –35YRS + OR SMOKERS NO USE % Effectiveness 99% EFFECTIVE AGAINST PREGNANCY 0% EFFECTIVE AGAINST DISEASE

6. RHYTHM METHOD (behavior method) HOW IT WORKS: –Learn when female ovulates and don’t have sex SIDE EFFECTS: –Maybe wrong –Ovulation maybe off –Requires careful tracking EFFECTIVENESS: –75% Pregnancy –0% STD

7. WITHDRAWAL (behavior method) HOW IT WORKS: –Man pulls penis out before he ejaculates SIDE EFFECTS: –Sperm can be present in pre-ejaculation fluid –Some men don’t withdrawal completely EFFECTIVENESS: –Pregnancy 73% –STDs 0%

8. FEMALE CONDOM (barrier method) HOW IT WORKS: –Put in vagina to collect semen SIDE EFFECTS: –Hard to handle –Outer ring is outside of vagina EFFECTIVENESS: –Pregnancy: 79-95% –STDS: 79-95%

9. MALE CONDOM (barrier method) HOW IT WORKS: –Worn over penis to catch sperm SIDE EFFECTS: –Take off with care so don’t spill –Must go on erect penis EFFECTIVENESS: –Pregnancy 85-98% –STDs 85-98%

10. CONDOMS #2 LATEX CONDOM: HELP PREVENT DISESE –AIDS VIRUS CAN PASS THROUGH PORES OF CONDOMS MAKE OF OTHER PRODUCTS

11. IUD (inter-uterine device) (hormonal method) HOW IT WORKS: –In uterus –Prevents fertilization and implantation SIDE EFFECTS: –Bleeding or cramping –Tubal infection EFFECTIVENESS: 99% EFFECTIVE AGAINST PREGNANCY 0% EFFECTIVE AGAINST DISEASE

12. SHOT (hormonal method) HOW IT WORKS: –Shot every 3 months –Blocks ovulation SIDE EFFECTS: –Mood changes –Loss of bone mass EFFECTIVENESS: –Pregnancy 97-99% –STDs 0%

13. IMPLANTS (hormonal method) HOW IT WORKS: –Stick placed under skin –Good for 3 years –Stops ovulation SIDE EFFECTS: –Irregular bleeding –Put in and taken out in clinic EFFECTIVENESS: 99% EFFECTIVE AGAINST PREGNANCY 0% EFFECTIVE AGAINST DISEASE

14. DIAPHRAGM (barrier method) HOW IT WORKS: –Fits over Cervix –Used with Spermicide –Must stay in place for 6-8 hours SIDE EFFECTS: –Irritation –Fitted at clinic –Bladder infection EFFECTIVENESS: –84-94% EFFECTIVE AGAINST PREGNANCY –0% EFFECTIVE AGAINST DISEASE

15. PATCH (hormonal method) HOW IT WORKS: –On female skin –Blocks ovulation SIDE EFFECTS: –Bleeding –Bone loss EFFECTIVENESS: –Pregnancy 92-99% –STDs 0%

16. STERILIZATION (surgical method) HOW IT WORKS: –Doctor blocks fallopian tubes or vas deferens surgically SIDE EFFECTS: –permanent EFFECTIVENESS: –Pregnancy 99% –STDs 0%

17. CERVICAL CAP (barrier method) HOW IT WORKS –Fits over cervix –Used with spermicide SIDE EFFECTS –Fitted at clinic –Can be tricky to put in and out EFFECTIVENESS: –Pregnancy 84-94% –STDs 0%

18. RING (hormonal) HOW IT WORKS –Placed in vagina –Blocks ovulation SIDE EFFECTS –bleeding EFFECTIVENESS –Pregnancy 92-99% –STDs 0%

19. ABSTINENCE NOT HAVING SEX SIDE EFFECTS: –NONE 100 % EFFECTIVE AGAINST PREGNANCY 100 % EFFECTIVE AGAINST DISEASES COST: FREE