Chapter 5 Contraception

Question 1

Created the Comstock act
“Anti obscenity “ law, anything related to contraception information or devices themselves were illegal
Subject to arrest and imprisonment

Answer 1

Anthony Comstock

Question 2

Coined the phrase “birth control”
Separated sex and reproduction
Travelled to Europe and brought back information about contraception
Unethical acts (participants did not know they were taking birth control, control reproduction of people with mental illness or physical disorders )
Pill approved to manage cramps in 1950s
Married couples only in 1965
Legal for single women to receive birth control in 1970s

Answer 2

Margaret Sanger

Question 3

Not engaging in sexual intercourse

Celibacy refrains from all sexual contact

Answer 3

Selective abstinence

Question 4

Refers to using the bodies natural functions to determine fertility and infertility
Used to prevent and achieve pregnancy

Answer 4

Fertility awareness or natural family planning (NFP)

Question 5

Methods rely on monitoring changes in what areas

Answer 5

Cervical mucous 
None, sticky, cloudy = infertile 
Stretchy, slippery, clear = fertile 
Cervical changes 
Firm, low, closed = infertile
Soft, high, open = fertile
Vaginal sensations 
Dry = infertile
Wet = fertile
Basal body temperature 
Low = infertile
High = fertile

Question 6

Method of NFP

Cervical mucous observation

Answer 6

Billings ovulation method

Question 7

method of NFP
Mainly observes cervical mucous and basal body temperature
Can include other biological changes (cervical changes, urine markers)

Answer 7

Sympto thermal method

Question 8

Method of NFP
Used fertility markers in urine collected at home
Can be used in conjunction with cervical method and basal body temperature

Answer 8

Marquette Method

Question 9

Method of NFP

Temporary method that requires breastfeeding exclusively for the first 6 months of infants life

Answer 9

Lactational amenorrhea method