Birth Control

Birth Control

Contraceptive methods are preventive methods to help women avoid unwanted pregnancies. These methods are temporary as well as permanent as to prevent pregnancies resulting from coitus.

A contraceptive should be safe, inexpensive, effective, simple to use and reversible. Family planning program provides a "cafeteria choice", which offers all methods from which an individual can choose. It is a responsible decision by an individuals and couples. Each contraception has its unique advantages and disadvantages.

The objectives of contraception are:

	To avoid unwanted births
	Regulating time between pregnancies
	To determine the number of children and plan the family.
	Some of the contraception give protection from the sexually transmitted diseases