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Introduction
If a woman is sexually active and she is fertile — physically able to become
pregnant — she needs to ask herself, "Do I want to become pregnant now?" If her
answer is "No," she must use some method of birth control (contraception).
If a woman does not want to get pregnant at this point in her life, when does
she plan to become pregnant? Soon? Much later? Never? Her answers to these
questions can determine the method of birth control that she and her male sexual
partner use — now and in the future.
There are a number of different ways to describe birth control. Terms include
contraception, pregnancy prevention, fertility control, and family planning. But
no matter what the process is called, sexually active people can choose from a
plethora of methods to reduce the possibility of their becoming pregnant.
Nevertheless, no method of birth control available today offers perfect
protection ag...
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