Week 14 Lecture (Contraception/Abortion) Flashcards
describe male and female condoms
block and trap sperm
what type lube should be used with condoms
water based
why was female condom designed
provides better protection and designed to give females control over contraception but its too bulky
describe female sterilization (surgeical contraception)
tubal ligation (severying and tying fallopian tubes)
describe male sterilization (surgical contracption)
severing clamping and sealing vas deferens
are surgical contraception reversals always succesful
no
what is emergency contraception
any contraception used after intercourse and before implantation of fertilized egg (zygote)
what province was the first to offer free contraception
BC
When was abortion made legal in Canada?
A) 1788
B) 1898
C) 1988
D) 1998
1988
do abortion rates in canada suggest contraception is being used effectively or no
no, in 2009 93 thousand abortions happened
an abortion can be considered either:
therapeutic or elective
when was abortion made illegal
1869
who played a large part in making abortion legal
Dr. Henry Morgentaler, challenged abortion law, did lots of abortions illegally, arrested and there was a huge protest because of it
describe medical (non surgical) abortions
drugs, done up to 7th week, causes stop growing and uterus contracts and expels fetus
4 types of surgical abortions
- Manual Vacuum Aspiration: only surgical option in first 7 weeks, suction by tube
- Vacuum Suction Curettage: done 6-14 weeks, cervix dilated and tube used to suction and curette used to scrape uterine lining
- Dilation and evacuation: done up to 24 weeks, similar to last one but harder cuz fetus bigger
- Second and third Trimester Abortions: rare and usually due to fetal anomalies (after 20th week)
