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    neither partner can feel the diaphragm during intercourse. The diaphragm is less expensive than many other methods of contraception. There is some evidence...
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  • Birth control (redirect from Contraception)
    contraception, these include contraceptive pills (combination and progestin-only pill), hormonal or non-hormonal IUD, patch, vaginal ring, diaphragm,...
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    practices (like condoms) can also be used as birth control (contraception), most forms of contraception do not protect against STIs. Likewise, some safe sex...
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    Cervical cap (category Barrier contraception)
    The cervical cap is a form of barrier contraception. A cervical cap fits over the cervix and blocks sperm from entering the uterus through the external...
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  • were educated about contraception and how to avoid pregnancy. While the rhythm method was not yet understood, condoms and diaphragms made of vulcanized...
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    be taken orally by women. It is the oral form of combined hormonal contraception. The pill contains two important hormones: a progestin (a synthetic...
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    Several methods of contraception aim to prevent fertilization by blocking this conduit, including cervical caps and cervical diaphragms, preventing the passage...
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    uterus to prevent pregnancy. IUDs are a form of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). Users are more satisfied with contraceptive implants such as...
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    control (or contraception) that vary in requirements, side effects, and effectiveness. As the technology, education, and awareness about contraception has evolved...
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    when the movement to legalize contraception began. Longstanding techniques included the rhythm method, withdrawal, diaphragms, contraceptive sponges, condoms...
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    when the movement to legalize contraception began. Longstanding techniques included the rhythm method, withdrawal, diaphragms, contraceptive sponges,[citation...
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  • specialist, a gynecologist or a midwife. An exception to this is emergency contraception, which does not require a prescription and can be obtained directly...
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  • view in their 2002 book, although they later accepted barrier contraception such as diaphragms and condoms. Denny Kenaston of Charity Christian Fellowship...
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    legislation to overturn restrictions on contraception. That effort failed to achieve success, so Sanger ordered a diaphragm from Japan in 1932, in order to provoke...
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    Womb veil (category Barrier contraception)
    The womb veil was a 19th-century American form of barrier contraception consisting of an occlusive pessary, i.e. a device inserted into the vagina to...
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  • pill Patch Hormonal vaginal contraceptive ring Emergency contraception Barrier methods Diaphragm or cervical cap Male condom Female condom Spermicides Fertility...
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  • ring, diaphragm, sponge, cervical cap, female condom, spermicide, emergency contraception (Plan B/morning-after pill), and emergency contraception (a different...
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    SILCS diaphragm research, and conducted the pivotal study that showed the SILCS was as effective in preventing pregnancy as a standard diaphragm. The SILCS...
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  • commonly used for contraception. Also known as a contraceptive cap, they work similar to a diaphragm as a barrier form of contraception. They are inserted...
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    the diaphragm and cervical cap; the 1960s introduction of the IUD and oral contraceptives for women gave a sense of freedom from barrier contraception. The...
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    Condom (category Contraception for males)
    [citation needed] The effectiveness of condoms, as of most forms of contraception, can be assessed two ways. Perfect use or method effectiveness rates...
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    United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries (category Barrier contraception)
    Dr. Hannah Stone, at one of Sanger's clinics, ordered a new type of diaphragm (a pessary) from a Japanese physician to be shipped from Tokyo to the...
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  • unplanned pregnancies. Sexual activity without the use of effective contraception through choice or coercion is the predominant cause of unintended pregnancy...
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  • Today sponge (category Barrier contraception)
    Gynecology compared it with the diaphragm and found that the Today sponge was a "safe and acceptable method of contraception with an effectiveness rate in...
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    Etonogestrel (category Hormonal contraception)
    sex or use a backup method of contraception (such as a condom, female condom, diaphragm, sponge, or emergency contraception) for the following week after...
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    (April 2004). "Diaphragms in clinical trials: is clinician fitting necessary?". Contraception. 69 (4): 263–6. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2003.11.006. PMID 15033398...
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  • contraceptives. Its primary product was the diaphragm, which was Margaret Sanger's recommended method of contraception. The company also sold a lubricating jelly...
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    The uterus is primarily supported by the pelvic diaphragm, perineal body, and urogenital diaphragm. Secondarily, it is supported by ligaments, including...
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    inverted Red Triangle is the symbol for family planning health and contraception services, much as the red cross is a symbol for medical services. It...
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    penile-vaginal sex may use contraception, such as birth control pills, a condom, diaphragms, spermicides, hormonal contraception or sterilization. The effectiveness...
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