Birth Control Methods

Question 1

What birth control methods stop the sperms reaching eggs[fertilization]

Answer 1

Abstinence
Withdrawal
Calendar method
Condom
Diaphragm
Spermicides

Question 2

What birth control methods stop eggs produced[ovulation]

Answer 2

Pill or oral contraceptive

Question 3

What birth control methods stop the fertilized egg from developing in the womb

Answer 3

Intra-Uterine Devices

Question 4

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Pills

Answer 4

ADVANTAGES
Easy to take
Convenient
Reliable

DISADVANTAGES
Must be prescribed by a medical doctor
Must follow instructions to be reliable
Side effects such as heart disease,hbp
Not recommended for smokers
No protection against STIs

Question 5

What are advantages and disadvantages of Sterilization

Answer 5

ADVANTAGES
Very reliable
Permanent

DISADVANTAGES
To be performed by a medical doctor
Risk involved in surgery
Not often reversible
Do not protect against STIs

Question 6

What are advantages and disadvantages of condom

Answer 6

ADVANTAGES
Cheap
Reliable
Protect against STIs

DISADVANTAGES
Can burst
Only used once

Question 7

What is the cause of AIDS[Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome]

Answer 7

HIV[Human Immunodeficiency Virus]

Question 8

What is the cause of Gonorrhoea

Answer 8

Bacterium-Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

Question 9

What is the prevention and treatment for AIDS

Answer 9

Use condom
Do not share cutting instruments
Abstinence

TREATMENT
Use of antiretroviral drugs
No vaccine and no cure

Question 10

What is the prevention and treatment for Gonorrhoea

Answer 10

Use condom
Abstinence

Antibiotics

Question 11

What is the control for STIs

Answer 11

Educate
All sexual contacts of the infected person must be located and treated