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Sexual Health Centre
Birth Control |
Sexually active women may wish to become
pregnant or they may want to avoid this possibility. Pregnancy is always
possible, when:
- a woman is between puberty
and menopause
- a woman has sexual intercourse
with a male partner
- both the man and the woman
are fertile
Fortunately there are many birth
control options and more are being developed all the time. Choose the method
that best meets your needs and lifestyle. Use this questionnaire
to help you think about which birth control method is right for you.
Birth control methods may
be permanent or they may be reversible allowing a woman to choose to
have
children later in life. Emergency methods of birth control are also available,
which may prevent pregnancy if used within 100 hours (three to five
days) of unprotected
intercourse.
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