Birth Control Methods

Pregnancy is when a fetus develops inside a womb or uterus. Pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks, or just over 9-months, as measured from the last menstrual period to delivery.

Symptoms of Pregnancy

• Missed periods
• Tender and swollen breasts
• Nausea and vomiting or without vomiting
• Increased urination and fatigue

Other less obvious signs and symptoms of pregnancy that you might experience during the first trimester include:

• Moodiness and Bloating
• Light spotting and cramping
• Nasal congestion

How to Prevent Pregnancy or Conception?

Many elements need to be considered by women or couples at any given point in their lifetimes when choosing when is the time to conceive as part of the family planning method. Contraceptives and other birth control methods help prevent conception.

When planning to use birth control methods, consider the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability. Voluntary informed choice of contraceptive methods is an essential guiding principle, and contraceptive counseling, when applicable, might be an important contributor to the successful use of contraceptive methods.

What are the Typical Birth Control Methods?

1. The condom. It is a form of contraception that protects against most STIs as well as prevents pregnancy. This method of contraception is hormone-free and can easily be carried with you.
2. The oral contraceptive pill. Pills are highly effective when used correctly. It permits sexual spontaneity and does not interrupt sex. Some pills may even reduce heavy and painful periods.
3. Intrauterine Device (IUD). It is a T-shaped device is made from made of a material containing progesterone hormone or plastic and copper.
4. The contraceptive implant. It releases progesterone and stops the ovary from releasing the egg and thickens the cervical mucus making it difficult for sperm to enter the womb.
5. The contraceptive injection. It contains a synthetic version of the hormone progestogen. It is given into a woman’s buttock or the upper arm, and over the next 12 weeks, the hormone is slowly released into your bloodstream.
6. Emergency contraception pill. It prevents pregnancy after sex if other contraception is not used or when a condom has broken during sex.
7. Contraceptive ring.  It is a flexible plastic ring constantly releasing hormones that are placed in the vagina by the woman. The ring releases the hormones estrogen and progestogen.
8. Sterilization. It is the process of completely taking away the body’s ability to reproduce through open or minimal invasion surgery.

Using Pills as Birth Control Method

If you are planning to take birth control pills to prevent contraception, you can use Yazz. It is a combined oral contraceptive medication. It has Ethinylestradiol – Drospirenone content. It works by stopping the release of an egg cell from the ovaries and making the cervical mucus stickier.