‘\ :~~~~~~~.,~~~~~~~~~~~ . .-1 :.-g@f$~ 9 *i,’ -‘.‘ :.:Yc _ . The Uniwrsity &f Waterloo’ Birth Cont&I ‘Centre ii responsible for this article. It isn’t ^”I ,,. I ; t’ I 1 mrlrt - . 1 - v . I L - L -. , ‘A 1 ~’ ,’ ~-I . - .\ -, hc= i’kd v . 7 -- _ ‘foam/ ‘< _ “ ‘ “ y if thev ar‘e to . 1_ ’ “+. this category, &snhraom ,; ,- : ~ * \ (._ - h’ .’ , 7,1. -. t’ .. -w&man has used an IUD. Some women’ hatie moderate to severe cramping+nd paiq fo> _several days after an I U D is-in&ted. If thepain ., : L persists or is very severe; see your doctor. I‘’ _,The IUD i$ between 93$ .end 98% e@ectivii depending upon the length of time the-I U D hasbeen in place, th? ‘type of IUD, .and thq . . _,, . individual woman. The most, common jr’UD’s -‘. for college women seem/ to\ be the copIjer> wound and hormonal types,’ The hormond IUD costs approximately eight times as-much C as thj3- copper wound IUD. and must bi‘replaced &&y year,‘and isnft quite as effective . bit it usually reduces the heavy, .,,p&ful periods assoc&ed with I~&. - 1 ’ c,- Any Goman using these yery eff&tivq. an3 serious risk‘or Bide effects to the.wop@‘$ and , 3_L“Othgr ’ names for ‘n$&‘;al ’ .birth”’ $tiol “there is less need fqr a visit to the doctof. . .i’nclbde symp&th.ertiltl, &lIings-,or’ rhythm ’ !‘.)I Foam&l Con&m: I -mtihods:Th&d are ail baied & the‘ fact t&t . _. /- . - rp* ‘ I ne conaom IS presently the oilly birth ’ most vriopeti dvyla,te’about 14 days before t& contrq! device used by the Na-n: It ‘is an easily ir, 1,, ji - start of their next \&$&ual - f available, relatively cheap method of contraL; ,eggcan live in the bo&$$$on - I \c+tion and gi%sej ‘some protection agkinst alid sperm ctin.f&tiliz?~~%& fpr &out 72-86 A:,,,,, n--i __-AI-,_-_ -_ ____ i5-venerea 11 YISGUYG. DCC;aUX LIKE arc no qyalq hours4 most women r can c&ceiire;for only standarc ds for coqdoms in Canada, you should @out one week of their mknstrual cycle. _purchas e ihemiionly from a goo-d pharmacy. _r All metho&of pitural birt@ontfol attempt The i: sohdom . to determine-‘&is period&$ nionitdring thi: . _ ^ muhi’be _. _ put on the fully e&et, > / \ ’ _dry penis before there is.+y contact with the ,body’s sign&s -of~~vulaio~~iRa~d~~~ taking - \ woman’s genitals. Thisis+xtremeIyi@I&ta~t, -v ‘1 tlmperatlire &Iilj~ d&ly?-,a@d ‘ex&inatiori. as the seminal fluid appearing at the tip of tke ’ ‘. of vaginal ,tiucous: ;C’~r&,.t$‘&&i$& ‘&St he - man’s penis (ldng b;ef& ejaculati@@%&n%ains You must learn to‘ insert the diaphragm ‘ ’ -Many women have minor sidk effects when kept, often for as long as’&; .&onths, uatil-& taking [he’pil , such as slight weight-gainTo? %: p 1 woman’s fe& ~fitiiod is kn$&g.. In$e&$uGe viable sperm jlvhidh can swim from&$$tioist i=orrectly, so that .it c0kers . th6 cervix r Can>then b enstire:. that a1 yomag These pi& .will only l$$&$$&&@$~-b&~~~@ ,the condo&&s not-io$llow any se&en to le& I eff&tivengs$ of th$e‘ methods is the u%ers the longlti%m‘eff&ctswtif t a?e ‘&igl& ‘out. I_ ,_ - -1. _ .- , I ihemsel-ves. \-I - They h&t be p&crib& . , M.ost failures.< tit#? the feamTand&&dom: -..+~~~&,~~~ ieakage (from an old or ... ..yec,, while.takieg them. . , :b Thip,ri;i:ed~Cation b ~~~~e~s~~~~y dii,~to~~~at defective coiiddin,‘& because no space.wasI5fc r vI,hdep&dem$ &&ads;c’ ” ’ ’ at the end), ffom failure to put ttie conQCr@+t@ ,.- The !-wi, metfiods ii$&is ca&or$,< t_he‘FQl ’ He@th $@rv$e3 tog?ther with a talk &ti& before all penis-vuIe& contact, 9r beca%$$t?& I 1 and the IUD, is&fer& very’ -littie $,&h -the ““;I@@ co$$ to, l+l.p &w&nah tirevent .q& __., man stays in {oo long and his penis shriti$$i,--- ;.gpantaneity ~~~e~~Ut,,~thre~~~~e q &oe$&s fut$< ye$d far this ,;&$dic&&p.- Kit&hen&$., allowing-sernen*QJeak outartiucd th? bottw’!‘, ~~$x&&natib~ &d.@,@sc&$on &$t..ii&\Nokah. 1 .-W8t&oo .h&pit& sU;l)l : && gis&& -@&of the condom. If any of-these tpings liapp&i:%&h e&oie’ &in& ‘t-6 .kome’ &dical risks .byt ,is geneI'a~l~,;nsym'path~tic. ‘; .’ m&i&&d 4 , >--an’extra akplicato!: of f&m, inserta. &6ned.ywhi& ark much =Ieb$seiiiotisthati tIie medical ~ ,, r ‘iately into the vagini, wilJ h&p q preveht risk+ df -pregnancy. . _.: by sbme women. . . “_. ’ The Pill: - ,’ -- ’ ‘;’ : ’ . If intercourse is iepeatefl; a new eond0ti &nd _ .an additional applicatpr ,of foam should be The birth contr61 pill usually cdmes in&- ‘1, ,used. If the woman. wishes t6 do-uche she d?y pat@. The first cycle&rts five days after : #should ,wait at least eight - ,hotirs ’ after “the‘beginningbfthe woman’s menstt;u$l period , intercourse. Both.-don&ms - and ‘foams are and Fnds wbe’n the pack is finiqhed. Otie. p-11 every d’ay at the&me time’evc I y ‘available withbut piescript&-n at any @‘od, $ust’b&&en pharmaqy,. . - ,_ . ’ _j . ,\_ day. The pill contains/hormones muzh 1ikF 2) The Diaphragm:‘. ’ j ’ $hose normally present in a wQman’S body d;ld 1 The diaphragm ‘is a dom&sha!ped, .rubber _ these mu,st @ i’nainta-ified at 8 constant level ia ’ gevice that fits eve; {he ceyvij! and holds the blood to preient pregnancy. contraceptive .cream 0r jelly agairr’st t’he The contracepfivt action c¬ be guaranopening: of the* cervijr, thus blocking th$ e.ntry : X&d. dbrihg ‘Xhti fitst.’ Cycle, and so ahother. of sperm. A diaphragm should be fitted by g ’ method 6f contraception, such- as foam ‘and ‘-doctor, or trained titirse, .w!!1/Chooses the oondo,m,-shotild6e&ed. ’5 I ’ i correct size for the woman’s internal shape. After a pack of pills is finished, there is a Neither the .bowe.l nor> the bladder should seven day .‘rest’ period du-ring which there -is a ,be full when the diaphragmis fitted, and the fit, light men$trtial.‘period:,apzI t$e‘&xt-cycle 6,f: : should be checked after-a weight gain or loss of pills is sta&e@. oil the S*~ITJ$day..@~tha pr&ious pore than ten poun&, or- after abdeminal, , cyc!es. .!f any pills $re n$ssgd; th.ey should be surgery. About one and one half teaspoons *of taken,ae SQ~R as po’ss@,& \.I.a - . I ‘. - -. :- . -._ spermicidal cream orjelly(e.g. Ortho-Gynol or Ortho-Creme) is spread arotind thefnside of’ / _ .If2moretbanf&o’&lls . . ._ , , are taken off sched&;yI . _