Chart for Contraception: Can be

Low cost, Do not use Type of Benefits

How it Instruction
with oil- effective in Contraceptive Effectiveness Benefits Other than
Rolled over 80 - 85 percent easily Works for Use
Male prevention Method Contraception
accessible, based
Condom: the penis
lubricants of STIs and Birth Control Alters Taken None
rubber sheath and reduces Theoretically Low cost,
HIV/AIDS Pill: contains natural daily after
that fits over risk of STDs/ such as 99-too easily
synthetic ovulation available, menstrual
the penis STIs creams and percent, but
oestrogen cycle and cycle begins
lotions women have
conceived on controlled by
the "pill" the woman
Implant able Conti nuous Not known Continuous Implant of None
Hormone release of birth control the capsule Not known Given by the None
Birth Control
Device: hormones for five years in the upper doctor
Injection:
continuous ar m; done given in the
release of by the first days of the
hormone doctor menstruation
and then every
Calendar Allows the Theoretically No cost and Woman None
2-3 months
method: wom an to 85 percent but under the must keep
woman keep track in reality about track with Withdrawal: Theoretically, Dependent on None
control of Prevents No cost
predicts of "safe" 6o percent the help of a removal of the 85 percent the man
the woman the semen under the
the day of days for sex calendar penis from the but in reality,
from going control of
ovulation by vagina before about 7o
keeping a into the the man and
ejaculation percent
calendar of vagina the woman
t he l engt h involved
or each Intrauterine Inserted Theoretically Long- None
Inserted by
menstrual Device (IUD) inside the 95-98 percent lasting and
relatively t he doct or in
cycle uterus by a
inexpensive the first few
doctor
days of
Sterilization: Passageway Theoretically Highly menstruation;
Doctor None
vasectomy for the too percent, effective, should be
performs an
fro males and sperm or but exceptions examined
permanent, operation
tubal ligation the egg is have been every few
and one time
for females surgically known to take months
expense
tied place

'Some of the methods are intrusive in nature and have side effects that maybe harmful. The What are the health effects of early pregnancy in the growing adolescent?

user must examine its pros and cons before making a choice. There are serious health risks associated with early pregnancy because a young woman's
body is not mature enough to handle bearing a child. When a woman is under 20, the pelvic
area (the bone surrounding the birth canal) is still growing and may not be large enough
to allow the baby to easily pass through the birth canal. This can result in what is called an

Unit II: Biomedical Perspective in Gender and Sexuality El

A Course Module for Gender and Society:A Human Ecological Approach