What is the Birth Control Pill? The birth control pill is most often taken to prevent pregnancy‚ though doctors may prescribe it for other conditions as well. With the number of birth control options available‚ women should try to find the most convenient method that fits both her lifestyle and needs. Women who are interested in various birth control options‚ including the pill‚ should consult their gynecologist. How Does the Birth Control Pill Work? The main function of the pill is to prevent pregnancy
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Birth Control Movement in the 1920s In the 1920s‚ life was more conservative than it is today. People did not openly talk about sex‚ planned parenthood‚ and they definitely did not agree on the use of contraceptives. Many people in the United States thought that birth control was morally wrong; however‚ a woman named Margaret Sanger would fight to make major changes in this generation that would change our outlook and our opinions about contraceptives forever. Margaret Sanger was passionate about
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Birth Control is A Teenager’s Choice Ladies‚ imagine life with less acne‚ alleviated cramps‚ low menstrual flow‚ reduced excess body hair‚ lower cancer risk‚ fewer ectopic pregnancies‚ osteoporosis protection‚ and lower risk of inflammatory disease. The answer is birth control. In today’s world teenage girls are unable to choose whether they want to use the pill or not‚ instead they need a prescription or a parental consent. Research shows that when used regularly 91% of women who use birth control
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Condoms verses Birth Control Pills There is always that question on which is safer‚ more effective‚ easier‚ and which one is more likely going to prevent unwanted pregnancy? There is several different studies out there supporting each one of the methods‚ and for every one that is supporting there is also one against. Some of the studies can be found at www.HCP-Different-Birth-Control.com‚ and www.not-the-pill.com. When considering a birth control method you have to look at it from all angles. Think
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Catholic Religion Against Birth Control The Catholic Church has had a ban on birth control from the earliest days of the Bible. The catholics believe that birth control is absolutely wrong‚ and a grave sin. Birth control has been around at least since the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans . During these days birth control came in the form of animal skin condoms and various poisons to be used as spermicides ("Catholic Church Birth Control."). Catholic believers were
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The birth control movement began during the progressive era in about 1912. During this time women felt they had the right to obtain knowledge on contraceptives and the different methods that were available to them‚ so that unwanted pregnancy could be avoided and they could enjoy having sex without worrying about becoming pregnant. In 1912 a nurse named Margaret Sanger invented the term we know today called birth control‚ in her process of speaking on behalf of women rights to make the decision of
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of the church and artificial birth control‚ in her article‚ starting in 1930 when a division between Christian denominations developed over the use of artificial birth control. The Lambeth Conference of the Church of England decided to deviate from the prohibition of artificial contraception‚ by advocating their use when abstinence was deemed impracticable. In 1931‚ The Federal Council of Churches adopted the policy of conservative promotion for artificial birth control methods. By 1961‚ the National
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when they are deciding on the birth control method that is right for them. Today women can go on the pill‚ have a birth control shot‚ called the Depo shot‚ female condoms‚ and contraceptive rings that are placed into the vagina. Birth control was not always available to woman in the United States. This paper will be discussing the Comstock Law of 1873‚ which was signed by President Grant. During the colonial period women did not have effective methods of birth control. Women during that time had
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Contraceptive pills generally known as birth control pills are used by millions of women around the world to avoid unwanted pregnancies. For most of them‚ the pill is a safe and very effective contraceptive. There are two types of contraceptive pills: • The combination pill which contains Estrogen and Progestin. • The progestin-only pill (generally knows as minipill). Combo pills are more effective than progestin-only pills; though‚ few women cannot tolerate estrogen and choose the progestin pills
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Long University of Phoenix Business Research Birth Control Psychological Research The article written by Edward Pohlman in October of 1966 brought up interesting points in relation to psychologist and birth control. It provided both independent variables and dependent variables that helped to show why individuals decide on contraception‚ or decide not to use them. He pushed to show why psychologist haven’t done much research in the area of birth control and their related topics‚ by suggesting that
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