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  2. Birth control - Wikipedia

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    About 222 million women who want to avoid pregnancy in developing countries are not using a modern birth control method. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Birth control use in developing countries has decreased the number of deaths during or around the time of pregnancy by 40% (about 270,000 deaths prevented in 2008) and could prevent 70% if the full demand for ...

  3. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

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    This is an option where a medical professional will inject the hormone progestin into a woman's arm or buttocks every 3 months to prevent pregnancy. The failure rate is 4%. [1] Women can also get an implant into their upper arm that releases small amounts of hormones to prevent pregnancy. The implant is a thin rod-shaped device that contains ...

  4. Calendar-based contraceptive methods - Wikipedia

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    When used to avoid pregnancy, the standard days method has been estimated [22] to have perfect-use efficacy of 95% and typical-use efficacy of 88%. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] These figures are based on a 2002 study in Bolivia, Peru, and the Philippines of women of reproductive age having menstrual cycles between 26 and 32 days, [ 20 ] [ 23 ] : 505 and on a ...

  5. Fertility awareness - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, Urrutia et al. released a study as well as interactive graph over-viewing all studied fertility awareness based methods. [3] Femtech companies such as Dot [23] and Natural Cycles have also produced new studies and apps to help women avoid pregnancy. Natural Cycles is the first app of its kind to receive FDA approval. [24]

  6. Medroxyprogesterone acetate - Wikipedia

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    DMPA, under brand names such as Depo-Provera and Depo-SubQ Provera 104, is used in hormonal birth control as a long-lasting progestogen-only injectable contraceptive to prevent pregnancy in women. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] It is given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection and forms a long-lasting depot , from which it is slowly released over a period ...

  7. How to Deal with a Pregnancy Scare - AOL

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    And according to 2014 study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, more than 40 percent of women who reported a pregnancy scare went on to experience an unintended pregnancy.

  8. Contraceptive implant - Wikipedia

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    A contraceptive implant is an implantable medical device used for the purpose of birth control.The implant may depend on the timed release of hormones to hinder ovulation or sperm development, the ability of copper to act as a natural spermicide within the uterus, or it may work using a non-hormonal, physical blocking mechanism.

  9. Nearly 60% of women say they wish they knew how long it ... - AOL

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    And nearly 60% said that they wish they knew how long it would take to get pregnant before they started trying. Many said there was a tough emotional impact of trying to conceive as well.

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