Birth Control Availability “American teenagers become pregnant at a rate of about one a minute” (Kristof 1). Birth control availability has been a topic of controversy for many years due to the fact that there are many different people who have different viewpoints on it.Whether some of these people like or do not like the idea of distributing birth control, it is still an issue that many women are being forced to deal with. Birth control is handled differently in different places, and sometimes it is not handled at all. Some places do not even distribute birth control, adding to the issues that are occurring due to non easy access to it. Obtaining birth control is an issue that many women deal with, due to different peoples feelings towards
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There is always the chance that the protection will not work and the user could get an STD or become pregnant.
Another effect that comes along with birth control is an increase in risks for blood clots. The reason that birth control may cause blood clots is because they release different hormones, which will affects every woman 's body in a different way. There are different forms of birth control that are available to teens as of now, with a prescription, and are currently being used to decrease unplanned pregnancies. The most common form used is the Combination Pill, otherwise known as “the pill”. This pill keeps the ovaries from releasing eggs while also changing the uterus and cervix, resulting in sperm not joining with any eggs. Ortho Evra is another form of birth control which send the hormones that the Combination Pill releases, estrogen and progestin, into a woman’s blood which stops the ovaries from releasing eggs. A cervical cap is another form of contraception that could be used. It is a cup made of silicone that goes over the cervix and does not allow sperm to reach any eggs. This form has to be used with a spermicide, which is a gel or foam that kills
There is always the chance that the protection will not work and the user could get an STD or become pregnant.
Another effect that comes along with birth control is an increase in risks for blood clots. The reason that birth control may cause blood clots is because they release different hormones, which will affects every woman 's body in a different way. There are different forms of birth control that are available to teens as of now, with a prescription, and are currently being used to decrease unplanned pregnancies. The most common form used is the Combination Pill, otherwise known as “the pill”. This pill keeps the ovaries from releasing eggs while also changing the uterus and cervix, resulting in sperm not joining with any eggs. Ortho Evra is another form of birth control which send the hormones that the Combination Pill releases, estrogen and progestin, into a woman’s blood which stops the ovaries from releasing eggs. A cervical cap is another form of contraception that could be used. It is a cup made of silicone that goes over the cervix and does not allow sperm to reach any eggs. This form has to be used with a spermicide, which is a gel or foam that kills