Contraception and Birth Control Methods

Vocabulary flashcards related to contraception and birth control methods.

Contraception

Methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy.

Abstinence

The practice of refraining from sexual intercourse.

Outercourse

Mutual pleasuring without sexual intercourse.

Calendar Method

Predicting fertility based on menstrual cycles.

Fertility Awareness Methods

Techniques used to track a woman's menstrual cycle to predict fertile days.

Temperature Method

Tracking body temperature to identify ovulation (temperature increases 3 days around ovulation.)

Cervical Mucus Method

Observing changes in cervical mucus to predict fertility.

Standard Days Method

Avoiding intercourse on days 8-19 of the menstrual cycle.

Hormonal Birth Control

Contraceptive methods that use hormones to prevent pregnancy.

Progestin

A hormone that prevents a woman's egg from fully developing and also thickens cervical mucus.

Estrogen

A hormone used in birth control to control menstrual bleeding.

Combined Hormonal Pill

A birth control pill with both estrogen and progesterone; it stops the ovaries from releasing an egg each month.

Progestin-Only Pill (Mini Pill)

A birth control pill with only progestin; it works by changing the mucus at the entrance to the womb.