Myths About Preventing Pregnancy

• You can get pregnant while on your period
• You can get pregnant while having intercourse in water
• You can become pregnant while breast feeding
• You can still become pregnant if the male pulls out before ejaculation
• You can get pregnant your first time having sex
• Showering after sex doesnt mean you wont become pregnant
• Birth control has not been scientifically linked to cancer
• Saran wrap and/or balloons are not suitable substitutes for condoms!
• Toothpast cannot take the place of a spemicide and does not kill sperm!

Statistics

Contraceptive: Failure Rate out of every 100 women:

Abstinence O
Male Condom 11
Female Condom 21
Sponge 28
Pill 1-2
Patch 1-2
Vaginal Ring 1-2
Injection 1

Where and How to get birth control

Barrier Methods
- condoms can be bought by all ages and are available at local grocery or drug stores.
-A woman must visit her doctor to be fitted for a diaphragm or a cervical cap.

Hormonal
- any type of hormonal contraceptive must be accuired through a doctor. If a girl is under age a parent or guirdian must be present and give thier concent.

Why take it?

Reasons TO take birth control
-can prevent prenancy
-More regular & managable periods
-does not cause infertility
-easy to use
-weight loss
-can reduce acne
Reasons NOT to take birthcontrol
-may cause an increase in sexual behavior
-nausea
-vomiting
-mood swings
- early or late next period with irregular bleeding
-weight gain
-not 100% effective

ONLY ABSTINENCE IS 100% EFFECTIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( unless you are Mary than its only 99%)

Is Birth Control Safe?

Birth control contains two tpyes of steriods that copy the effects of natural hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Their effectiveness relies on three mechanisms:

1.Preventing ovulation from occurring.
2.Changing the cervical mucus to prevent or delay the sperm from entering the uterus.
3.Preventing the implantation of a newly conceived baby onto the lining of the mother’s womb.

Birth control is relatively safe considering it is 99.5% effective. Studies show it only fails to prevent pregnancy in 1 out of every 100 women ( if taken correctly). However hormonal birth control does not protect against STDs.

Birth control

- is a way for men & women to prevent pregnancy.
There are two categories of contaceptives;
Barriers
Condoms
Cervical Cap
Contraceptive Sponge
Diaphragm
Spermicide
Hormonal
oral pill
patch
viginal ring
lunelle (injection)