Methods
5 out of 10 become pregnant before age 20 and 30 - 50% never graduate from High School.
What are US teenagers
This myth, sometimes told by teenage boys that "you can't get pregnant the first time."
What is FALSE!
A potential more common side effect caused by hormonal birth control... or a screaming baby
What is a headache
This method is given ONCE every three months, is 99.7% effective and works the same as the pill
What is the Depo-Provera injection
The birth control shot (sometimes called Depo-Provera, the Depo shot, or DMPA) contains the hormone progestin. Progestin stops you from getting pregnant by preventing ovulation. When there’s no egg in the tube, pregnancy can’t happen. It also works by making cervical mucus thicker. When the mucus on the cervix is thicker, the sperm can’t get through. And when the sperm and the egg can’t get together, pregnancy can’t happen.
Highly effective against the majority of sexually transmitted infections
What is the condom
Being on the Pill for a long time will make it harder for someone to get pregnant later.
What is FALSE! This holds true for all methods of hormonal contraceptives, with the exception of the Depo-Provera shot
These methods have higher failure rates than hormonal methods due to design and human error
What is barrier methods (condom, diaphragm, dental dam, cervical cap)
Decreases instance of ovarian cysts and acne, prevents uterine and ovarian cancer and shortens periods
What is the pill
The pill offers no protection from STI's
What is True.
Can be a side effect caused by hormonal birth control... or lots of ice cream, pizza, French fries, grande mocha frappuccinos...
What is weight gain
This commonly prescribed family of medication reduces effectiveness of oral contraceptives
What are antibiotics.
Other medications that can diminish the effectiveness of birth control include but are not limited to: meds for HIV, depression, anxiety, seizures and diabetes.
There is a procedure performed on a man or a woman that permanently sterilizes them
What is True. Female = Tubal Ligation Male = Vasectomy
Like a pregnancy, this can happen to the IUD within the first year of insertion
What is expulsion.
Expulsion occurs when your IUD falls out of the uterus. It may fall out partially or completely. It’s not always clear why an IUD is expelled, but the risk of it happening is higher during your period. If an IUD is expelled to any degree, it must be removed.
A new mother can't get pregnant while she is breast feeding.
What is False. Breastfeeding-as-birth control is also called the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM). “Lactational” refers to breastfeeding, and “amenorrhea” means not having your period.
About 2 out of 100 people who use breastfeeding as birth control get pregnant in the 6 months it can be used after a baby is born.
Breastfeeding won’t prevent pregnancy if you feed your baby anything other than breast milk. So, if you breastfeed but also use formula, LAM isn’t a great birth control method for you.