Frequently asked questions

There can be various reasons for having a vasectomy:
- Remove the worry at the time of sexual relations, avoiding unwanted pregnancies.
- When you don’t want to have any more children.
- In the case that you or your partner might not be able to use another type of contraceptive.
- To avoid your partner having to have female sterilisation.

A curettage consists of removing or extracting the endometrium which is the inner membrane of the uterus with a "curette" which is the name given to the instrument used to do the curettage.

The logic behind the basal temperature method is that by varying the woman’s hormones (progesterone) in each menstrual cycle, the temperature also changes. It is the temperature of a woman who has recently woken up.

The condom is a lubricated rubber sheath that is put on when the penis is erect and which impedes the exit of semen from here into the vagina.

The Billings method consists of determining the fertile days through observing the changes produced in the cervical mucus. It is controlled by the different sensations in the external genitals; the humidity, the consistency and the quantity of cervical mucus, since these are the factors which determine the woman's fertile and infertile days.

AIDS is transmitted only when the virus enters into a person’s blood stream, blood, semen or vaginal discharge, from another infected person.

Prolonged breastfeeding as a contraceptive is based on the fact that whilst breastfeeding, as there is no menstruation, it is not a fertile period. This belief is incorrect since whilst breastfeeding there can be spontaneous ovulations which is why there is a risk of unwanted pregnancy.

You have up to 12 hours after the time that corresponds to taking it on the day that you have forgotten to. If more than 12 hours have passed since you should have taken it then it won't be effective. There is no need to interrupt the treatment; continue taking the pill for the days that are left and use a condom if you have penetrative sexual relations. Don't be surprised if after 3 or 4 days after forgetting it you have bleeding.

The female condom can be used along with oral contraceptives such as the contraceptive pill, or other "contraceptives" like a spermicide cream, but you cannot use it with other barrier contraceptives like the male condom because the friction between both condoms can displace or break the condoms.

The process of the vasectomy with scalpel could be explained in three phases:

1st Phase: one or two incisions are made in the skin on the scrotum near the penis.
2nd Phase: when the deferens duct is exposed by the surgeon, it is then cut or blocked.
3rd Phase: the incisions on the scrotum are closed with small stitches.

Yes, gonorrhoea is one of the most common causes of sterility in women. In men on some occasions, when the infection spreads towards the testicles or the epididymis the possibility of sterility can exist.

The Ogino method, consists of not having sex on the ovulation days, which is when the woman’s body finds itself in its most fertile stage. 

Yes, because the syphilis bacteria can affect the baby during the pregnancy, which is why it is very important that you get adequate treatment immediately. If you don't get treatment then your baby could suffer delays in its development, or could even cause its death.

The price of an abortion with pills can be around £450 approximately.

If you don't get treatment there is the possibility of developing complications, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, (PID), which is an illness that is more painful which occurs when the infection spreads to the reproductive organs.

This pelvic disease can cause sterility in the woman. In the case of men, if they don't treat the chlamydia they can suffer pain and swelling in the scrotal area, and in the worst cases can produce sterility in men the same as in women.