Discuss some of the lifestyle issues that need to be taken into consideration when choosing a method of contraception
What will be an ideal response?
Responses should consider:
- Contraception refers to preventing conception, which occurs at the moment the ovum and sperm cell join in the fallopian tube.
- Contraception is also about choice, allowing individuals to plan, when, or if, to conceive and bear children.
- Not all contraception methods are equally appropriate for all sexual lifestyles and life stages.
- Individuals should ask themselves some of the following questions:
- Am I engaging in sexual activities that involve any risk of pregnancy or the transmission of STIs?
- Am I confident that I am in a one-on-one, exclusive relationship in which both of us are free of diseases that may be sexually transmitted?
- How often do I engage in potentially risky sexual activities?
- Do I have (or am I likely to have) more than one concurrent sexual partner?
- How seriously would an accidental pregnancy disrupt my life?
- Will the method I choose conflict with my religious beliefs?
- Do I need to be in charge of contraception, or can I trust my partner to take care of it?
- Do I feel comfortable with using this method of contraception?
- Answering the above questions will help an individual to determine exactly what features he/she needs in a method of contraception.
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