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1. p. 331 Define Contraceptives. They are medications and devices that reduce the chance of pregnancy.

2. p. 331 What is an oral contraceptive (birth control pill)? How do work? (Talk about he hormones.) they are taken by Jessica, it contains a combination of estrogen and progesterone for the first 21 days, followed by seven inactive pills the estrogen and progesterone in the birth control pill or a patch applied to the skin effectively shuts down the pituitary production of both FSH and LH so that no follicle in the ovary begins to develop in the ovary.

3. p. 332 What is an IUD? How does it prevent pregnancy? An intrauterine device is a small piece of molded plastic that is inserted into the uterus by a physician. They are believed to alter the enviroment of the uterus and oviducts so that fertilization probably will not occur.

4. Chart on p. 333. How does an Intrauterine device copper T work? How effective is it? What are the health risks? What does perforation mean? It is placed in your uterus, it causes cervical mucus to thicken; fertilized embryo cannot implant. It is 99% effective and the health risks are cramps, bleeding, infertility, perforation of the uterus.

5. Chart on p. 333. How does an Intrauterine device progesterone releasing type work? What does the progesterone do that the IUD copper T device can't do? How does progesterone do this? It is placed in your uterus, it prevents ovulation, causes cervical mucus to thicken; fertilized embryo cannot implant, this one prevents ovulation and the other one does not.

6. Look at the pictures on page 331. What does an IUD look like? How big is it relative to the uterus? It looks like an anchor or like a fish hook. It looks like it is shaped for the uterus. So it is gross

7. p. 332. What is a diaphragm? When is it inserted? What must you use with the diaphragm for it to be effective? It is a soft latex cup with a flexible rim that lodges behind the pubic bone and fits over the cervix. Each woman must be properly fitted by a physician and the diaphragm can be inserted into the vagina no more than 2 hours before sexul relations. Also spermicidal jelly or cream should be left in place. 8. p. 332. What is the difference between a diaphragm and a cervical cap? A diaphragm is a thing you put gel on. It catches sperm I think. A cervical cap is a mini diaphragm

9. Look at the pictures on page 331. What does a diaphragm look like? How big is it? What is being added to it in the picture? It is like a thing like a toy it is huge I don’t know how that would fit in a vagina. It is much larger than the uterus.

10. Chart on page 333. How do the diaphragm and cervical cap work? How effective are they with spermicide? What are the health risks? What is toxic shock syndrome? (you will need to look this up on the internet) diaphragm is a latex cup placed into the gaina to cover the cervix before intercourse, the cervical cap is a latex cap held over the cervix. They block the entrance of sperm into the uterus. Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a serious but uncommon bacterial infection. TSS was originally linked to the use of tampons, but is now also known to be associated with the contraceptive sponge and diaphragm birth control methods. TSS has also resulted from wounds secondary to minor trauma or surgery incisions where bacteria have been able to enter the body and cause the infection. The symptoms of TSS include sudden high fever, a faint feeling, watery diarrhea, headache, and muscle aches. If your child has these symptoms, call your doctor right away. 11. Chart on p. 333. Other than abstinence, what are the only contraceptives that protect against STDS? Why do you think this is the case? None, this is because every thing else has sex in it and that means you will get aids and die. O except for male and female condoms cause there is a shield, or a barrier.

12. Chart on p. 333. How effective is the male condom? female condom? Why do you think one is more effective than the other? The male condom is 89 % the female is 79% I couldn’t tell you.

13. p. 332. What hormone do contraceptive implants contain? How big are the implants? Where are they located? How long are they effective? They put in synthetic progesterone to prevent ovulation. 14. p. 332. What is injected in a contraceptive injection? How long is this effective? It is available as progesterone only. the lengh of time between injections can go from three weeks to months. 15. p. 332. Some contraceptive vaccines are being developed. In this case, you would train your body's immune system to attack something. What could a contraceptive vaccine get your body's own cells to attack? HCG 16. p. 332 (see picture too) What is a vasectomy? How is it done? What are the effects? It Is when your vas deferens is lifted out and cut. This is so the sperm cant do its job 17. p. 332 (see picture too) What is a tubal ligation? How is it done? What are the effects? One or two small incisions are made in the abdomen, using instruments that are inserted through the incisions the oviducts are coagulated. 18. p. 332 What is RU-486? How does it work? (role of progesterone) mifepristone is a pill that is presently used to cause the loss of on implanted embryo.