Contraceptives

Question 1

5 kinds of contraceptives & examples

Answer 1

1. Long-acting reversible contraceptives – IUD, contraceptive implant
2. Hormonal – oral, skin patch, vaginal ring, injectable, emergency
3. Barrier – condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, sponge, spermicide
4. Natural methods – abstinence, FAM, withdrawal
5. Surgical – vasectomy, tubal ligation, essure, hysterectomy

Question 2

What do oral contraceptives prevent and how?

Answer 2

Prevents ovulation and implantation by changing the lining of the uterus, thickens cervical mucus

Question 3

What is unique about the minipill?

Answer 3

Minipill contains no estrogen

Question 4

What is male sterilization called? What surgical form of sterilization cannot be reversed?

Answer 4

Vasectomy, hysterectomy

Question 4

For what reason should you use emergency contraception and what happens if you are already pregnant

Answer 4

1. Condom breaks or unprotected sex
2. If pregnant, won’t interfere with pregnancy or cause an abortion

Question 5

What famous court case changed everything in the U.S. with regards to abortion and what does it state?

Answer 5

Roe v. Wade states abortion is a fundamental right under the due
process clause of the 14th Amendment

Question 6

What is the difference between ‘pro-life’ and ‘pro-choice’?

Answer 6

Pro-life: the fertilized egg is a human being from the moment of conception and therefore an abortion is murder

Pro-choice: there are distinct stages of fetal development and that preserving the fetus early in pregnancy is not the ultimate moral
concern

Question 7

What’s another word for a spontaneous abortion?

Answer 7

Miscarriage

Question 8

What’s ending
a pregnancy voluntarily called?

Answer 8

Induced abortion

Question 9

Oral contraceptives, what they contain, and disadvantages

Answer 9

Contain estrogen & progestin
No protection against HIV or STIs

Question 10

Contraceptive skin patch

Answer 10

Worn for one week, replaced on the same day for 3 consecutive weeks, fourth week no patch

Question 11

Injectable contraceptive

Answer 11

Inject progestin every 12 weeks

Question 12

How IUDs work

Answer 12

Thickens cervical mucus, making it hard for sperm to survive

Question 13

Male/Female condoms

Answer 13

Only known protection against HIV & STIs and possibly HPV

Question 14

Advantages of diaphragms

Answer 14

Can be inserted up to 6 hours prior to intercourse, free of medical side effects, reusable

Question 15

How are spermicides used?

Answer 15

Place deep in the vagina near the cervix & no more than 60 min before intercourse

Question 16

Withdrawal method

Answer 16

NO control over pre-cum fluid that contains viable sperm, NO protection against STIs

Question 17

Suction curettage

Answer 17

Uses suction method for abortion