Chapter 7: Contraception and abortion Flashcards

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Combination birth control pills

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Birth control pills that contain a combination of estrogen and progestin (progesterone).

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Failure rate

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The pregnancy rate occurring using a particular contraceptive method; the percentage of women who will be pregnant after a year of use of the method.

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LARC

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Long-Acting, Reversible Contraceptives; implants and IUDs.

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Intrauterine device (IUD)

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A plastic device sometimes containing metal or a hormone that is inserted into the uterus for contraceptive purposes; also called intrauterine contraceptive (IUC).

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Male condom

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A contraceptive sheath that is placed over the penis.

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Diaphragm

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A cap-shaped rubber contraceptive device that fits inside a woman’s vagina over the cervix.

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7
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Spermicide

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A substance that kills sperm.

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8
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Withdrawal

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A method of birth control in which the man withdraws his penis from his partner’s vagina before he has an orgasm and ejaculates.

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Rhythm (fertility awareness) method

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A method of birth control that involves abstaining from intercourse around the time the woman ovulates.

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Calendar method

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A type of rhythm method of birth control in which the woman determines when she ovulates by keeping a calendar record of the length of her menstrual cycles.

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Basal body temperature (BBT) method

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A type of rhythm method of birth control in which the woman determines when she ovulates by keeping track of her body temperature.

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Cervical mucus method

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A type of rhythm method of birth control in which the woman determines when she ovulates by checking her cervical mucus.

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Sympto-thermal method

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A type of rhythm method of birth control combining the basal body temperature method and the cervical mucus method.

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Sterilization

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A surgical procedure by which an individual is made sterile, that is, incapable of reproducing.

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Vasectomy

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A surgical procedure for male sterilization involving severing of the vas deferens.

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16
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Laparoscopy

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A method of female sterilization.

17
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Abortion

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The termination of pregnancy.

18
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Vacuum aspiration

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A method of abortion that is performed during the first trimester and involves suctioning out the contents of the uterus; also called suction curettage.

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Mifepristone (RU-486)

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The ‘abortion pill’.