Fertility Control Flashcards
1
Q
Reasons for practicing fertility control
A
o Enhancing sexual pleasure o Family planning o Increasing women's life choices o Health considerations o World overpopulation
2
Q
How is a fertility control method’s effectiveness measured
A
measured in terms of its failure `rate, which is the percentage of women
who, on average, are likely to become pregnant using that method for
one year.
3
Q
What are two types of fertility control failure rates
A
o Lowest observed failure rate is a measure of how a method performs when used consistently and as intended
o Typical failure rate is a measure of how a method performs when allowing for all the errors and problems typically associated with that method.
