Chapter 7: Contraception and abortion Flashcards
Combination birth control pills
Birth control pills that contain a combination of estrogen and progestin (progesterone).
Failure rate
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.
LARC
Long-Acting, Reversible Contraceptives; implants and IUDs.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
A plastic device sometimes containing metal or a hormone that is inserted into the uterus for contraceptive purposes; also called intrauterine contraceptive (IUC).
Male condom
A contraceptive sheath that is placed over the penis.
Diaphragm
A cap-shaped rubber contraceptive device that fits inside a woman’s vagina over the cervix.
Spermicide
A substance that kills sperm.
Withdrawal
A method of birth control in which the man withdraws his penis from his partner’s vagina before he has an orgasm and ejaculates.
Rhythm (fertility awareness) method
A method of birth control that involves abstaining from intercourse around the time the woman ovulates.
Calendar method
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.
Basal body temperature (BBT) method
A type of rhythm method of birth control in which the woman determines when she ovulates by keeping track of her body temperature.
Cervical mucus method
A type of rhythm method of birth control in which the woman determines when she ovulates by checking her cervical mucus.
Sympto-thermal method
A type of rhythm method of birth control combining the basal body temperature method and the cervical mucus method.
Sterilization
A surgical procedure by which an individual is made sterile, that is, incapable of reproducing.
Vasectomy
A surgical procedure for male sterilization involving severing of the vas deferens.
