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  • Breastfeeding for Birth Control

    Breastfeeding is a natural form of birth control that any new mother can try. By giving your new born breast milk every day, you're actively changing your hormones. When the body is continuously breastfeeding, it stops producing a hormone necessary for the release of an egg. Women can not get pregnant if there is no egg present. How Effective Is Breastfeeding? Breastfeeding is 98% effective if you continuously breastfeed. Two out of every 100 women will become pregnant in the...

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  • Birth Control Myths

    Its important to get the right information regarding birth control methods, their rates of effectiveness and their suitability to your lifestyle. After all, you know what they call people who don’t get birth control right? Parents! Take a look at some of these birth control myths, just so you know you've got your facts straight. Breastfeeding Prevents Pregnancy It's true that prolactin, the same hormone that produces breast milk, suppresses ovulation, and without an egg, you cannot get pregnant. But...

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  • The Most Recent Developments in Birth...

    What are the most recent developments in birth control? You know the most common methods of birth control are still out there – condoms, the birth control pill and abstinence. However, there have been a lot of changes in the past few years and there are a lot of different options out there that you may not even be familiar with. So, if you are considering going back on birth control or are looking into changing to a more modern...

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  • Morning After Pill

    The morning after pill (or emergency contraception) is a type of birth control, but it's used for emergency situations after you think you may have become impregnated. The name, Morning After Pill, basically comes from the fact that you take it the morning after intercourse. It contains specialised doses of similar hormones to the normal contraceptive pill to help prevent fertilisation or knock the fertilised egg out of commission. The way it actually works depends on what time of the month...

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  • Tubal Ligation

    Tubal Ligation Most women know the birth control method of tubal ligation as “getting your tubes tied.” It's a surgical birth control method where a female's fallopian tubes are tied into a knot so as to prevent an egg from traveling into the fallopian tubes for fertilisation. The tubes can also be cut or blocked by another method in a tubal ligation. Tubal ligation is a permanent procedure, so it's not something that you should get if you ever hope...

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  • Vasectomy for Birth Control

    A vasectomy is a form of birth control used by males. It's permanent, and involves having tubes cut in the male reproductive system to prevent sperm from joining with semen. If there's no sperm, an egg cannot be fertilised, and therefore you don't get any babies. It's not harmful for the male in any way because the sperm is eventually absorbed back into the body, which is what happens anyway after a prolonged period with no ejaculation. One of the...

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  • The Pill and Mini Pill

    The Pill and Mini Pill Birth control pills are a form of contraceptive that prevents you from getting pregnant. Women take a little tiny pill every day at the same hour by mouth. The Pill is only available by prescription from your Doctor. How Does The Pill Work? Basically, the pill contains hormones to help prevent pregnancy. Most birth control pills have synthetic progestin and estrogen hormones. Pills that contain both these hormones are also referred to as the 'combined...

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  • Using Depo Provera for Birth Control

    Depo-Provera is an injection that releases hormones into a woman as a means of birth control. Depo-Provera contains a hormone that is similar to progesterone and it is usually injected in the woman's arm or buttocks by a doctor or healthcare provider. The shot can keep a woman protected for up to 14 weeks, however it is recommended that the woman receive a new shot every 12 weeks to ensure that she is always protected. How Does Depo-Provera Work? This...

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  • Using the Implanon for Birth Control

    Using the Implanon for Birth Control Implanon is a form of birth control where hormones are implanted under the skin of your arm using a small plastic rod. Although this form of contraceptive may sound scary and painful, this rod is the size of a matchstick and there is only a small amount of pain when inserting it into your skin – less than an injection. Implanon contains a progestin hormone called etonogestrel. Implanon does not contain any estrogen. How...

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  • The Billings Method

    The Billings Method Most birth control techniques use some sort of device to prevent fertilization of the egg. Condoms, UIS's, the pill – all of these require something you can buy. The Billings Method is a bit different though. With this method, women can learn to gauge where they are in their menstrual cycle, and take advantage of the time when they're naturally infertile. As long as you stick to the right cycle, this method of contraception is very successful,...

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