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What is contraception? List its four different methods. State four reasons for adopting contraceptive methods.
Contraception is an artificial method practiced to avoid pregnancy during sexual intercourse. Contraception method prevents pregnancy by:
Restricting the production of eggs
Restricting fertilization of egg with sperm
Restricting fertilized egg to implant upon the uterus.
The different methods of contraception are as follows:
1. Natural method: It is the method of avoiding the chances of fertilization.
2. Barrier method: For example, Condoms.
3. Oral contraceptives: Tablets are taken orally which has small doses of hormones.
4. Implants and surgical methods: It includes the use of contraceptive devices such as the loop or Copper-T.
Advantages of adopting contraception methods such as condoms are:
(i) It prevents the fertilization of egg and sperm, thereby avoiding the chances of getting unwanted pregnancy.
(ii) Using barrier methods like condom protects the persons involved in a sexual relationship from sexually transmitted diseases.
(iii) To control an increase in population or birth rate.
(iv) To maintain a healthy and appropriate gap between the subsequent pregnancy thus helpful in family planning.
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