Transcript File - Mary McCarley

CONTRACEPTION
OBJ: IDENTIFY AND EXAMINE THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS
VARIOUS FORMS OF CONTRACEPTION
OBJ: 9.ICR3.3: ILLUSTRATE SKILLS RELATED TO SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE USE OF METHODS TO PREVENT STDS
OBJ: 9.ICR.3.4: EXEMPLIFY DECISION-MAKING SKILLS AND
PROBLEM SOLVING REGARDING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE
OF METHODS TO PREVENT UNINTENDED PREGNANCY
The Health Department
Give out brochures
Review services at the Health Department
Reproductive Health
Male and Female Reproductive System
View Male and Female Reproductive System
PowerPoint to explain how pregnancy occurs
From Conception to birth Video
Start at 2:00 End at 5:55
 http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=fKyljukB
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Forms of Contraception
How can I protect
myself from
pregnancy and
STDs?
ABSTINENCE
 Not engaging in sexual intercourse
 100% effective against pregnancy and STDs
 Allows couples to explore other ways of showing
affection
MUST SEE A DOCTOR
BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
 Hormonal form of contraception
 Stops ovaries from releasing eggs
 Prescribed by a doctor
 If very careful: 97 - 99% effective against pregnancy
 Taken orally (in mouth) everyday
 No protection from STDs or HIV
THE GAME OF CHANCE
DEPO-PROVERA
 A Shot of artificial hormones given by a doctor
 Stops ovaries from releasing eggs
 If very careful: 99% effective against pregnancy
 Shot lasts 3 months
 Not protection from STDs or HIV
 May cause negative side effects: weight gain,
spotting, and/or hair loss
THE GAME OF CHANCE
PATCH
 Hormonal form of contraception
 Stops ovaries from releasing eggs
 Prescribed by a doctor
 If very careful: 99% effective against pregnancy
 Patch is placed on the skin for one week at a time for
three weeks. During the fourth week, no patch is
worn and the woman has her period
 No protection from STDs or HIV
THE GAME OF CHANCE
VAGINAL RING
 Hormonal form of contraception
 Stops ovaries from releasing eggs
 Prescribed by a doctor
 If very careful: 99% effective against pregnancy
 Ring is put into the vagina, left in for three weeks,
and then removed. The women will have her period
during the fourth week.
 No protection from STDs or HIV
Nuva Ring Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yMmJwdO2HE&feature=player_embedded
IMPLANON
 Hormonal form of contraception
 Stops ovaries from releasing eggs
 If very careful: 99% effective against pregnancy
 A small rod is inserted under the skin of the inside
arm by a doctor and left in for three years
 No protection from STDs or HIV
THE GAME OF CHANCE
IUD
 Small device put inside the womb by a doctor
 Lasts 5-10 years
 Prevents sperm from fertilizing egg
 Copper-T does not contain hormones (10 years)
 Mirena does contain small amount of hormones (5 years)
 If very careful: 99% effective against pregnancy
 Should not be used by women with multiple partners
 No protection from STDs and HIV
Note: Doctor will not typically administer an IUD
unless the person has had a baby
IUD Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nCXlLnEuQU&feature=player_embedded
DIAPHRAGM
 Small rubber cup that fits inside the vagina, over the
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cervix
Used with spermicide that kills sperm
Fitted by a doctor
If very careful: 94% effective against pregnancy
Put in prior to sex and left for 6 hours after sex
No protection against STDs and HIV
THE GAME OF CHANCE
STERILIZATION
 Operation that makes a person unable to have a baby
 Permanent
 Both men and women can be sterilized
 99% effective against pregnancy
 No protection from STDs or HIV
THE GAME OF CHANCE
Can buy at Drug Store
SPERMICIDE
 Chemicals that kills sperm
 Put into the vagina before sex
 Used in a long term committed relationship (health
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Bought at drug store
If very careful, 82% effective against pregnancy
Can be used with condoms
No protection against STDs or HIV
THE GAME OF CHANCE
SPONGE
 The sponge is put into the vagina and covers the
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cervix; it kills sperm by releasing spermicide
The sponge is moistened with water
Put in prior to sex and left in for 6 hours after sex
Can be bought at the drug store
Effectiveness ranges from 75-90% against pregnancy
It can be used with other forms of contraception
No protection against STDs or HIV
THE GAME OF CHANCE
FEMALE CONDOM
 Placed inside of woman’s vagina prior to sex
 Protects against STDs and HIV
 Can be bought at drug stores
 If very careful, 98% effective against pregnancy
MALE CONDOM
 Fits over an erect penis and catches sperm when the
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man ejaculates
Can buy in drug stores
Protects against STDs and HIV
If very careful: 98% effective against pregnancy
Do not use “novelty” condoms for intercourse
Why Do they break?
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The condom is old (check the expiration date)
Heat and friction causes the latex to break down
Did not leave space at the tip for the fluid
MORNING AFTER PILL (PLAN B)
 Can use up to 5 days after unprotected sex
 The sooner it is taken, it increases the effectiveness
against pregnancy
 Cost: approx. 50 dollars
 Side effects: headache, nausea, vomiting, irregular
vaginal bleeding