How Contraception Makes Life Easier
Contraception, also known as birth control, are methods designed to prevent unwanted pregnancy. There are different types of contraception, they include the Intrauterine Device (IUD), Injectables, Oral Contraceptives, Hormonal Vaginal Contraceptive Ring, Patch, Diaphragm or Cervical Cap, Spermicides, Male and Female Condoms, etc.
These array of options are available for you to choose from depending on your convenience. To have a better knowledge of how these methods work, read about them on Findmymethod.org; this will help you make an informed choice.
You ought to put certain factors into consideration before finally settling for one of these methods. This includes their effectiveness, availability, affordability; your health, number of sexual partners, desire to procreate; and how often you engage in sexual activity.
You ought to put certain factors into consideration before finally settling for one of these methods. This includes their effectiveness, availability, affordability; your health, number of sexual partners, desire to procreate; and how often you engage in sexual activity.
Despite the evidence that contraception reduces the rate of unintended pregnancies and prevents unsafe abortions worldwide, data on contraception use by World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 270 million women of reproductive age in the world have an unmet need for contraception. This is due to different factors ranging from inaccessibility and sociocultural barriers to personal reasons.
If you are wondering what the whole fuss about contraception is, and why its use is important, here are some of the good we have contraception to thank for doing in the world.
BENEFITS OF CONTRACEPTION
Reduced Risk of Unintended Pregnancy: So, you are not ready to go through the hassle of pregnancy or parenting, but want to enjoy your sexual liberty to its ends? Getting on a suitable contraception is the wise thing to do. When used the right way, most contraceptives are 90–99% effective in preventing pregnancy.
Additionally, using contraception to prevent having an unintended pregnancy means you may not have to get an abortion. This can be quite relieving, especially if you live in a State with restrictive abortion laws that put you at risk of an unsafe abortion.
Getting pregnant may be inevitable if you keep having unprotected sex, so think about all the stress and unexpected cost of childcare contraception use can save you from.
Getting pregnant may be inevitable if you keep having unprotected sex, so think about all the stress and unexpected cost of childcare contraception use can save you from.
Population Control: The United Nations estimates that the world population is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. This may just be too much than the earth can support. Prevention of overpopulation helps solve social and economic problems because it reduces pressure on the environment and available resources. Contraception use is key to curbing population explosion.
Better Sex: Imagine all the sex you can have and the extent to which you can explore the nook and cranny of your body for pleasure without fear of pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. Exciting, right? Contraceptives are here to make that happen.
Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infection/ Disease (STI/STD): Having unprotected sex puts you at risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and diseases. Guard yourself from this by using the barrier forms of contraception, i.e condoms, while having penetrative sex, and dental dams for oral sex. All other forms of contraception besides these two can only prevent pregnancy, not STI/STD.
Prevention of Pregnancy Complications, Maternal and Infant Deaths: Marie Stopes International reports that approximately 830 women die daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and 99% of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries. As well, 12 million girls marry before the age of 18 every year and are turned into teenage mothers, this results in pregnancy complications such as anemia, low birth weight, preeclampsia/eclampsia, preterm labor, and stillbirth.
The use of contraception by such teenagers can forestall having to carry pregnancies they and their reproductive systems are not ready for, and ultimately reduce complications and mortality.
The use of contraception by teenagers forced into child marriage can forestall having to carry pregnancies they and their reproductive systems are not ready for, and ultimately reduce complications and mortality.
Planned Pregnancy and Child Spacing: The use of contraception aids women in proper planning for pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood — mentally, medically, and financially. This helps in providing adequate care for the baby before and after birth. Such a child has a great chance of being healthy and raised in a homely environment. Contraception also helps with child spacing, which leaves a decent gap between the children a person has, and prevents the burden of having to care for more than one infant at once.
Economic Empowerment: Having control over one’s fertility and exercising reproductive rights is empowering. Unintended pregnancy and unspaced childbirth have socioeconomic consequences that majorly affect women and girls all around the world.
Many women and girls are stuck in the cycle of poverty and unable to attain career growth due to unplanned pregnancy and the stress of parenting.
Thousands of teenage girls around the world drop out of school and are unable to continue their formal education, which reduces their chances of accessing opportunities available to their peers. Contraception empowers women and girls and keeps them from unplanned pregnancy, which may limit them from attaining their potential.
Unintended pregnancy and unspaced childbirth have socioeconomic consequences that majorly affect women and girls all around the world.
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SOURCES
Birth Control | Contraception | Contraceptives | MedlinePlus
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Originally published at http://nimisire.wordpress.com on August 17, 2020.
