In the year 1700 there were too many pregnancies going on and the population was getting larger with just small amount of resources. During the baby boom years there was an average of 3.5 babies born to each couple in American couple. The use of the birth control was what prevented America from being overpopulated. According to Wikipedia, birth control or contraception are methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy. These birth controls are meant for women to prevent them from unwanted pregnancy, and many other women till choses not to use these methods of contraception because of the side effects they have. My question is why do some women choses not to use birth control pills knowing that it is the best methods to prevent them from undesired …show more content…
Some women believe that douching right after sex can also prevent them from getting pregnant. Douching is also a way of contraception. No matter how much a female washes herself, there’s a chance that some sperm have already made it to the cervix. Although these methods of birth control work for others, it doesn’t work for everyone. One other type of birth control is “condom.” This method, which is the older type of birth control, has many advantages and one of the most common one is the fact that it protects against STIs. Condom can be found at any pharmacy, unlike other types of birth control where you need a prescription from a personal doctor. Although these methods are very helpful to some women, there are also some types of contraception that are also very good but each of them has their own benefits and also their own side effects. There are birth control pills and birth control implants. Birth control pills are pills taken by mouth to prevent pregnancy. When the pills are taken correctly, everyday day and at the same time, it is up to 99.9 percent …show more content…
This birth control releases the hormones estrogen and progesterone to prevent pregnancy in women (). “NuvaRing provides me with a form of birth control that suits my active lifestyle, “instead of worrying about birth control on a daily basis, all I do is insert NuvaRing once a month and I don’t even know it is there, and it does not interfere with intimacy at all” (). Women are still able to have sexual intercourse even after the ring has been inserted inside their vagina. The IUD is another type of birth control, which is also inserted inside the vagina for at least 3-5 years until the women is certain that she wants to have a baby. My question was why do women choose not to use birth control, knowing that it is meant to prevent unwanted pregnancies? The answer to this question is because of the side effects of these birth controls. Each of these contraception have different side effect. These side effects are not pleasant and it interferes with everyday lifestyle. There have been so many complaints about these pills and implants. IUD for example has caused trouble to some women. There have been complaints that birth control implant have