How many types of contraceptives are there?

How many types of contraceptives are there?


There are many types of contraceptives and they can be

grouped into different categories

Barrier methods: 

These prevent the sperm from fertilising the egg. Condoms are rubber tubes, which are closed at one end. Different condoms are produced for men and women. Male condoms are placed on the stiff penis before it penetrates into the vagina. The female condoms are placed inside the vagina before sexual intercourse.

Contraceptive pills:

 The woman has to swallow one tablet every day, even on days she doesn't have sex.

There are also long-acting contraceptives. No special measures to prevent pregnancy have to be taken when having sex and the woman does not have to remember everyday. Among those are injections, which are contraceptives given to a woman every three months. Secondly there are implants.

Implants are thin plastic orct tubes, which are placed
in the upper arm of a woman through a minor operation and they contain substancethat prevents the eggs
from ripening. 

In addition, there are Injection intra-uterine devices, in short called IUD. Intra-uterine devices are made from a special type of plastic and are inserted in the uterus of the woman by a trained health worker. 

Injections, implants and intra-uterine devices have to be applied by a trained health worker in a sufficiently equipped health facility.

There are irreversible ways of contraception for men and women,
which require a minor operation For men, the seminal canals are cut and sealed, in order to prevent sperm from mixing with the seminal fluid. If a man has sex after this operation, he will still have erections as before and he will ejaculate, but there are no sperm in the seminal fuid. For women, the fallopian tubes are cut and sealed, in order IUD to prevent the egg from reaching the uterus. After this operation the woman will have her period as usual, but the eggs will not be able to

unite with sperm anymore.

In addition, there arebarriermethods, which do not require the use of medicine or
methods. However, these methods do not give very good protection from getting pregnant.

Sometimes women observe specific signs or count days for identifying days she is
to get pregnant and subsequently she avoids having sex during this period, Men trying to ejaculate outside the vagine women hoping that breast-feeding prevents pregnancy some of the traditional ways of contraception.

Remery these are commonly used methods, but that are not very safe with regard to preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

 It is important to realise that each method fits , someone but is not appropriate for others. Therefore, each decides to use contraceptives should consult a clinic to get the method that fits him or her best