Contraception

• Hormonal contraception

  • Injection/Implant/Patch of progesterone to stop maturation of eggs and release of eggs for a number of months or years
  • Contraceptive pill inhibiting FSH so no eggs mature
• Non-hormonal contraception

  • IUD: Plastic ones release progesterone
  • Copper IUD: Kills sperm
  • Condom/Diaphragm: Prevent sperm from reaching egg
  • Spermicidal agents: Kill/disable sperm
  • Sterilisation: Cutting/tying fallopian tubes (female), sperm duct (male)
  • Abstinence: No intercourse