Today, there is a great variety of contraceptives that can help you avoid undesirable pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Each of them has its advantages as well as the disadvantages. This article presents top 10 methods to avoid pregnancy.
How to avoid pregnancy: Calendar Method
The calendar method is based on the hypothesis that the minimal possibility for a woman to become pregnant is on 11th up to 15th day of her menstrual cycle.
Disadvantages: This method is effective only if a woman has a steady menstrual cycle that lasts 28 days. Besides, this method cannot protect a woman from sexual infections.
How to avoid pregnancy: Syringing
Syringing is washing out vagina with different solutions killing spermatozoon.
How to avoid pregnancy: Interrupted Coitus
This method consists in pulling out penis right before ejaculation, thus, avoiding the possibility for sperm to get to vagina.
How to avoid pregnancy: Suppositories, Gels, Creams, Tampon-Spermicidal Devices
These remedies are placed into vagina in some time before coitus. Usually, functioning phase of these remedies lasts about 40 minutes, and tampon-spermicidal devices function 10 – 12 hours. This method is perfect for infrequent coituses.
Advantages: Apart from pregnancy preventing effect, most of these remedies can prevent from microbes and viruses.
How to avoid pregnancy: Male Condoms
It is rather a popular and reliable method of contraception. If used correctly, condoms can prevent pregnancy up to 95 – 99%.
Advantages: No doubts, condoms are very reliable and can be used as an element of erotic games.
Disadvantages: Sometimes condoms can be torn, especially if used incorrectly.
How to avoid pregnancy: Female Condoms
A female condom is a small sack made of polyurethane, the one end of which is placed into vagina and its edges are placed on vulva lips.
Advantages: Female condoms can prevent you from pregnancy and you don’t have to change them frequently.
Disadvantages: It is quite difficult in use.
How to avoid pregnancy: Diaphragms
It is a barrier, the one edge of which is placed above the pubic bone, and the other one at the back vault of vagina. It should be extricated in 3 – 4 hours after coitus.
Advantages: A highly-effective means of avoiding pregnancy. This should not be changed before any new coitus.
Disadvantages: Does not prevent contracting sexual infections.
How to avoid pregnancy: Hormone Pills
Hormone pills prevent the ovigerm from maturing and getting out of ovary.
Advantages: Highly-effective method of avoiding pregnancy. It is easy to use and can also be used for curing abnormalities of menstrual cycle, acne and PMS.
Disadvantages: Hormone pills do not prevent contracting sexual infections. They can have side effects including depressions, headaches, breast aches, etc.
How to avoid pregnancy: Hormone Injections
Advantages: You don’t have to use pills every day.
Disadvantages: The effect of hormone injections cannot be neutralized.
How to avoid pregnancy: Intrauterine Device
The foreign body (intrauterine device) in uterus intensifies peristalsis, the ovigerm moves through uterine tube and cannot connect spermatozoon.
Advantages: A highly-effective method for couples having regular coitus.
Disadvantages: A high possibility of extra uterine pregnancy. The foreign body in the uterus can cause erosive and inflammatory processes.