Combined oral contraceptive pill

There are many reasons why, but one of the main reasons is preventing unintended pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies are very common and mostly affect low income women who cannot afford the pill. The Institute of Medicine came to the conclusion that women with unintended pregnancies “are more likely to receive delayed or no prenatal care and to smoke, consume alcohol, be depressed, and experience domestic violence during pregnancy” (Rinkunas)…

Every year 46 million women have abortions. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the embryo or fetus can live independently. In the United States, the legalization of abortion occurred in 1973 with the Supreme court case Roe v. Wade. Currently in the United States, poor women, women of color, and young women are more likely to have an abortion than women who are in a better position to either prevent an unwanted pregnancy or care for an unplanned child. About 6 in 10 women who have…

20th century. Although there are number different types of birth control, the most common ones are IUD and pills. Hormonal Intrauterine Device (IUD) and pills are both forms of birth control for women. There are similarities between them such as both being effective forms of birth control. However, there are also many differences. For instance, the IUD is inserted in your uterus whereas the pill is taken orally, as well as cost effectiveness. An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small device that…

know what contraceptives are, but they are unsure of the types, benefits, and side effects of them. The most common type is the pill, but there are also IUD`s and they both have advantages and disadvantages. There are many methods to use birth control, however the birth control pill is the only type that is taken orally. The pill has to be taken every day for the whole month; however, when a woman is menstruating they can either not take a pill for this time, or some birth control pills come…

should be needed when buying the morning after pill. Girls these days have unprotected sex without knowing the risk, or are peer pressured into it. Often they think it's easy to go to the pharmacy and get the morning after pill. A lot of parents don't know that their 14 year old teens are having sex at an early age and don't know that they take the morning after pill without knowing the risks. At this point a prescription is not needed to get the pill but they should be needed for teenagers…

Condoms and birth control, have really changed society throughout the years? Did you know the first condoms date back to Egyptian times, it is also the oldest form of birth control recorded. The condoms were starting to be discovered in the year of 1855. Gregory Pincus and John Rock first conducted the first human trial on 50 women in Massachusetts in 1954. Other parts of the world also used condoms. In Japan some of the condoms were made of leather and others were made of tortoise shells. In…

The state of Virginia has done a tremendous job in taking new health care initiatives to help New Yorkers. In the spirit of the longevity of our states progressive agenda, I will propose access to free birth control for the state of Virginia residents. Women use birth control for various purposes, such treating health issues like endometriosis along with to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Although birth control is covered by the majority of insurance companies, our federal government wants…

Did you know that sixty-two percent of women who are of reproductive age are currently using some form of contraception? The most popular methods of contraception for those women are the birth control pill and female sterilization. Despite those two being the most popular, there are many other forms available for women. For example, many women get intrauterine devices, also known as IUDs, implanted into their uterus to block the male’s sperm from entering their fallopian tubes and fertilizing…

There are so many different forms of contraceptives; Barrier method, such as Condoms, cervical caps, cervical shields, contraceptive sponge and diaphragm; Hormonal Methods such as the patch, vaginal rings, pills and shots. Implantable devices: such as surgical sterilization, implants, and intrauterine devices. One of the safest methods was said to be the condom. Condoms are said to be effective not only toward pregnancy, but effective against STD’s. Recent study shows that the spermicide…

control pills, emergency contraception pills, birth control shots, implants and intrauterine devices such as Marana. The biggest problem that we see today is that young women have no idea that different contraceptive options are available to them. Many women know about the risks and benefits of using birth control pills but our sex education classes fall short in educating young women on all of their options. Through this paper I will explore teen and young women’s attitudes towards…