Contraception
Cards (45)
- What is the main purpose of contraception?
- How does understanding pregnancy help in discussing contraception?
- What hormone stimulates egg development in the ovaries?
- What triggers ovulation?
- What happens to the egg after ovulation?
- What is formed when an egg combines with a sperm cell?
- Where does the fertilized egg implant?
- What is the cervix?
- How does contraception prevent pregnancy?
- How can contraception methods be categorized?
- What do hormonal contraceptives release?
- What does steady release of estrogen inhibit?
- What does progesterone do in hormonal contraception?
- What is the combined oral contraceptive pill commonly called?
- How effective is the combined oral contraceptive pill?
- What are some side effects of the combined oral contraceptive pill?
- What is the effectiveness of the progesterone-only pill?
- What is the contraceptive patch?
- How long does each contraceptive patch last?
- What is the contraceptive injection?
- How long does each dose of the contraceptive injection last?
- What is the contraceptive implant?
- How long does the contraceptive implant last?
- What is the intrauterine device (IUD)?
- What does the plastic version of the IUD release?
- How does the copper IUD prevent pregnancy?
- What is another name for the copper IUD?
- How long can both types of IUD last?
- What is a key difference between hormonal contraceptives?
- What do non-hormonal contraceptives prevent?
- How do condoms work?
- What is a unique benefit of condoms?
- What is a diaphragm?
- Why must a diaphragm be used with spermicide?
- How effective are spermicides alone?
- What does sterilization involve for women?
- Why is female sterilization considered permanent?
- How can men undergo sterilization?
- What are natural methods of contraception?
- Why are natural methods of contraception unreliable?