Hormonal contraception

In her early 20s, she began to experience a variety of health problems. After going to a gynecologist, she was advised to get tested for hormonal anomalies with a top endocrinologist. This endocrinologist took all kinds of blood work and lab tests, and a week or so before Christmas, called her to inform her that at 23, her hormone levels were not what they needed to be—she was effectively…

(Kotch, 2015). Describe methods of family planning? Which method appears to be most effective? Which method appears to be least effective? Available methods include: (1) abstinence, the only 100% effective method free of any side effects; (2) hormonal method, such as pills or shots; and (3) a barrier method, such as intrauterine devices, condom, (4) other methods, such as vasectomy, tubectomy, spermicide and withdrawal. Least effective methods: without using any form of birth control.…

comprehensive sex education in the United States, there has been much support for it because it would provide exclusivity within health courses in middle and high schools. Comprehensive education would be efficient because it teaches all aspects of contraception, medication, treatments, abstinence and addresses the diversity of the student body by including students who have different gender and sexual identities. By addressing the universality of students and establishing a more holistic…

effects to the woman in which it is implanted (Espey & Pasternack, 2014). The copper IUD can cause pain and bleeding within the woman, though this is seen much more in teens and younger woman than in older adult women (Espey & Pasternack, 2014). With a hormonal IUD a few women complain of increases acne or weight gain as a side effect (Espey & Pasternack, 2014). Progestin-only contraceptives are another form of contraceptive that women may find suitable to use to prevent pregnancy and abortion.…

1. Breastfeeding: Exclusive breast feeding is found to delay the ovulation. 2. Hormonal pattern of mother: Hormonal changes that take place after delivery affect the ovulation. Each woman’s body will respond to the hormonal levels differently. How can breast feeding suppress ovulation? A signal is sent to the pituitary gland and the pituitary gland will release a hormone called prolactin when the baby…

Melissa Lakatos Assignment #2 SPH 380 Family Planning The refinement of family planning has been one of the most pivotal public health achievements in today’s history. Did you know that between 1800 and 1900, family size declined from 7 to 3.5 children with the help of education and contraceptives? Previous to birth control movements, distributing information and counseling patients regarding any type of birth control was illegal under federal and state laws. During this time period, there…

The thrifty gene hypothesis postulates that, due to dietary scarcity during human evolution, people are prone to obesity. Their ability to take advantage of rare periods of abundance by storing energy as fat would be advantageous during times of varying food availability, and individuals with greater adipose reserves would be more likely to survive famine. This tendency to store fat, however, would be maladaptive in societies with stable food supplies. This theory has received various criticisms…

nonsurgical or surgical interruption of a person’s reproductive capacity, generally for people who want a permanent method of birth control. The second method includes Intrauterine Contraception, this consists of intrauterine devices which is a small device shaped like a “T” that goes into the uterus. A third method is a hormonal method. This method is a female form of birth control that uses chemicals to prevent ovulation or implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus, using implant,…

Comprehensive sex education actually emphasizes both the use and forms of contraception. There are many forms of contraceptives other than withdrawal,which is commonly used among students usually known as the pull out method, such as the birth control pill/implant/patch/shot, condoms, female condom, IUD, vasectomy and abstinence. The most commonly used form of contraception among women is birth control. There is a major misconception that birth control encourages women to…

Introduction The NuvaRing is a contraceptive, and it prevents you from getting pregnant. Like all contraceptives, is the NuvaRing not one hundred percent reliable, there is a probability of 0.4% pregnancy. This means that if a thousand women a year use the NuvaRing, four women would become pregnant. The NuvaRing does not protect against STDs. It is intended that you insert the ring between the first and the fifth day of your period. The first week is the ring not quite reliable, so using a…