Contraceptives, información relacionada

Today men are becoming increasingly more involved in contraception choices, this may be because the law imposes paternal responsibilities on them or because they are worried about having parental responsibilities and don’t want to leave the responsibility of choosing a contraception method just in the hands of the woman. Los anticonceptivos masculinos que conocemos son el preservativo y la vasectomía como un método irreversible. Pero gracias al avance en tecnología, podemos encontrar nuevos anticonceptivos para el hombre que van a ser aplicados para el control del esperma.

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It is very important to know the female contraceptives which are available to women in order to who which is the most adequate for each one, since the majority of the devices which there are on the market for controlling birth rate are only available to them.

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The diaphragm is a flexible rubber dome that is inserted into the woman's vagina to cover the cervix. The diaphragm can come is various types and various sizes, each woman has a different body, so it is the gynecologist job to measure each woman with a special vagina instrument to make sure the diaphragm is the right fit.

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The Essure device is a very novel contraceptive aimed at permanent sterilization. It is inserted into the fallopian tubes to block them permanently, and that forms a natural barrier or growing tissue that prevents sperm from reaching the egg, no fertilization can occur.

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The contraceptive implant is a tube or cannula sized piece of plastic that is inserted by a doctor under the skin of the woman. This cannula continuously releases the hormone (progesterone) in the bloodstream to prevent ovulation.

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Today we have the option to choose between two types of Contraceptive pill (oral contraceptives), one that is composed of a combination of progesterone and estrogen, and the mini pill that contains only progesterone. These substances are expanded in the blood throughout the body of the woman, preventing the production of eggs which therefore cannot be fertilized.

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The female condom is a soft, loose-fitting sheath which is cylinder shaped. It is usually made from latex or polyurethane and they are very resistant, almost more than the male condom. There are two flexible rings at each end of the female condom.

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Female sterilization is the operation, which women that dont want more children can undergo. It is a permanent birth control method, so the woman must be very sure that she does not want any more children, as the reversibility of the operation is very complicated.

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The IUD also known as an intrauterine device is a small device made of plastic and metal (copper, gold or silver), which is very flexible that is placed inside the woman's uterus. A gynaecologist is responsible for inserting the IUD preferably when the woman is menstruating because that is when the neck of the cervix is most open, plus it’s when you can guarantee and clearly see that a woman is not pregnant.

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The contraceptive injections are contraceptive injections in the form of an intramuscular injection of hormone. The Injection is administered between the first and fifth day of menstruation.

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The condom is a rubber sheath that is lubricated, that must be placed when the penis is erect, its function is to prevent the semen coming out of the sheath and coming into contact with the vagina. Thus avoiding an unwanted pregnancy, you can also avoid the risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease.

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These non contraceptive methods are designed to try to avoid contact between the egg and sperm but without the aid of hormones or a device.

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Through the vasectomy the deferens ducts are cut and tied, this way the sperm cannot move out of the testicles and therefore the man cannot get the woman pregnant. Local anaesthetic is used for the vasectomy operation; the anaesthesia injection is not painful.

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The role of emergency contraception is to prevent a pregnancy and not to end a pregnancy that is already in progress as if it were the abortion pill, hence the clear difference between the two. Its aim is to prevent ovulation so that sperm cannot penetrate and make contact with the egg.

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The morning after pill is a combined hormone, whose function is to alter the female reproductive cycle, thus preventing a pregnancy from occurring or ending one. It inhibits ovulation therefore prevents fertilization. In the event that the morning after pill fails and there is a pregnancy the embryo is not harmed. La píldora del día después es un combinado de hormonas que tiene como función alterar el ciclo reproductor femenino, impidiendo que si se ha producido un embarazo, éste se lleve a término, inhibiendo la ovulación e impidiendo la fertilización. La píldora del día después debe administrarse en las 72 horas desde el momento del coito de riesgo (es decir, sin ningún tipo de protección). Posteriormente a esta primera dosis, se administra otra a las 12 horas.

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