Contraceptives, información relacionada

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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The contraceptive sponge is also called the cervical sponge is small in size, its function is to create a physical barrier between the sperm and the vagina, blocking sperm from entering the uterus, the sperm is retained in the sponge. At the same time the sponge contains spermicide, this is released to prevent the normal movement of sperm.

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The cervical cap is a flexible barrier contraceptive that is made of latex or silicone. It is placed into the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus, preventing the fertilization of the egg. The cervical cap contains spermicide which kills any sperm that may have gotten past. El capuchón cervical es un método anticonceptivo de barrera flexible, hecho de látex o silicona, que va colocado en la zona cervical de la vagina impidiendo que entren los espermatozoides en el útero. De está manera se quiere prevenir la fertilización del óvulo de la mujer. El capuchón cervical tiene la forma de una taza pequeña con diferentes tallas para que puedan adaptarse a diferentes vaginas. Es el ginecólogo el que nos da dicha información, es muy importante para que el capuchón sea efectivo.

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Natural contraceptive methods noted below are often unreliable because its proper use requires great knowledge of our body that we do not usually have. If you decide to practice them, you should be well informed and refrain from having sex with intercourse during the fertile days. It is necessary that your partner is in agreement and a willing participant.

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

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The Billings method consists of determining the fertile days through the observation of the changes which are produced in the cervical mucus. It is controlled by the sensations of the external genitals like the humidity, the consistency and the amount of cervical mucus since these are the factors which determine the fertile and infertile days of a woman.

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