Birth Control
Birth control helps couples prevent unplanned pregnancies, and some methods also provide protection against sexually transmitted diseases. While in the past birth control used to apply mainly to women, men also have choices. The birth control methods are very numerous and although the condom is probably the best known, many stable couples choose other options. Before moving on to have a brief look over the main birth control possibilities, we need to emphasize the fact that they ought to be chosen considering several factors.
Are you involved in a stable relationship?
Do you change partners frequently?
When do you plan to have a baby?
Have you run any medical tests to assess the health condition?
How often do you have sex?
What is the efficiency level of method? Are there side effects?
People who have occasional sex partners should always use condoms not only for birth control but also for protection against sexually transmitted diseases. If you have been in a long-term relationship and you think you can trust your partner, you can discuss other birth control methods such as hormonal pills, barriers, sterilization, intra-uterine devices (IUDs) and so on.
The pros and cons of a birth control methods should be discussed with the health care provider. In some cases, there are major health benefits in some and high risks in others. The effectiveness of the method often comes into discussion. You should be aware of the fact that no birth control method other than abstinence (the choice of not having sex) has a 100% efficiency rate. Some people would even go to the length of combining several birth control methods to be certain that no unwanted pregnancy occurs.
The choice of a birth control method is very difficult for women in more special conditions. There are age problems when the female is too young or when she is too old reaching the perimenopause, health problems when some chronic disease prevents the use of regular birth control options or disabilities that make the challenges even more difficult to cope with.
In addition to conventional birth control methods, there is also emergency contraception. Two pills are administered within five days from the unprotected sexual intercourse, and they are usually taken 12 hours apart. The effect is similar with that of regular hormonal birth control, although the efficiency rate is between 75% and 85%. There are limitations and a higher risk of side effects associated with emergency contraception.
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