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Chapter 8: Contraception and Abortion

The Pill, the Patch, and the Ring

How It Works · Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages · Reversibility · Drug Interactions · Other Kinds of Pills" The Patch · The Vaginal Ring · Emergency Contraception
FOCUS 8.1: Margaret Sanger-Birth Control Pioneer

Depo-Provera Injections

How It Works · Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages · Reversibility
The IUD

How It Works · Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages · Reversibility
The Diaphragm and the Cervical Cap

How It Works · Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages · Reversibility · The Cervical Cap
The Male Condom

How It Works · Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages · Reversibility · Innovations
The Female Condom

How It Works · Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages · Reversibility
Spermicides

How They Work · Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages
Douching

Withdrawal

Effectiveness · Side Effects · Advantages and Disadvantages
Fertility Awareness (Rhythm) Methods

The Calendar Method · The Standard Days Method · The Basal Body Temperature Method · The Cervical Mucus (Ovulation) Method · The Sympto-Thermal Method · Home Ovulation Tests · Effectiveness · Advantages and Disadvantages
Sterilization

Male Sterilization · Female Sterilization
Psychological Aspects: Attitudes toward Contraception

Abortion

Abortion Procedures · Psychological Aspects · Men and Abortion
FOCUS 8.2: Abortion in Cross-Cultural Perspective

New Advances in Contraception

Male Methods · Female Methods
FOCUS 8.3: A Brief Summary of the Development of Sophisticated Methods of Contraception

Summary







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