Birth Control Effectiveness

There are many different types, and methods of birth control out there for both men, and women to use. Each of these different types has its own effectiveness when it comes to actually preventing the woman from getting pregnant.

 

One of the most popular methods by women nowadays is the affordable birth control pill, this pill is a capsule filled with different types of hormones, some being androgen, estrogen, and progestin. Each one of these hormones have a different effect of the reproductive track of the female in order to prevent the pregnancy from happening. The effectiveness is determined on different studies, to see how many women actually didn’t get pregnant while on the drug, and how many did. Also the effectiveness is determined by the levels of the hormone in the pill.

Different types of birth control have different ratings of effectiveness when it comes to preventing pregnancy. The only real way to 100% stop yourself from getting pregnant, and still having sexual intercourse is by being surgically altered in a procedure that will either cut, or block yours reproductive tubes. In males the process is called a vasectomy, and the doctor will go in and cut, or block the tube in which carries the sperm to the penis. It is basically the same thing in the women as well, just is referred to as “tying the tubes”.

Overall birth control is very effective when it comes to doing its number one job, and that is preventing pregnancy in women. Things like barriers, like the condom, and diaphragm (woman condom) have different effectiveness as well. There is always a chance that the latex that holds the condom, and diaphragm together can potentially break during intercourse, and the sperm may get into the vagina, and then in return cause the female partner to become pregnant. Then again they can with-hold through the intercourse, and the condom would not break, and the female would not become pregnant.