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BIRTH CONTROL

BIRTH CONTROL IS A WAY TO KEEP YOU FROM GETTING PREGNANT. HAVING CHILDREN WHEN YOU ARE READY TO CARE FOR THEM IS IMPORTANT. BE IN CONTROL OFYOUR BODY ANDYOUR LIFE.

WHY SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL?
Because babies need and deserve to be loved and cared for by both parents. Those parents must be ready to provide for a baby's needs.

Birth control can give you the time you need to plan a pregnancy.

HAVING SEX WITHOUT USING SOME KIND OF BIRTH CONTROL
IS A BIG GAMBLE.
Using some kind of birth control can help you stay in charge of your life. Here are some kinds of birth control:

• Pill
• Diaphragm
• Rhythm method
• Condom
• Depo-Provera shot
• Abstinence (Not having sex)

PREVENTING PREGNANCY IS A TEAM EFFORT:

• Talk to your partner about it.
• Decide together what birth control you will use.
• Decide who will choose and use the birth control.
• Know that you can use a condom with other types of birth control.
• Talk with your doctor to. Help choose the best birth control for you.

WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD OF BIRTH CONTROL FOR ME?

• Choose one that protects you when it is used the right way.
• Choose one that is not hard to use.
• Choose one that is not uncomfortable or embarrassing for you.
• Choose one that your partner will use too.

BIRTH CONTROL FACTS

• Only condoms help protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
• The "pill" works by keeping a woman's egg from being released.
• The birth control "shot" works like the pill. One shot can keep you from getting pregnant for 3 months.
• The diaphragm is a cap that fits over the cervix, if used with a spermacide; it stops sperm from reaching the woman's egg.
• The rhythm method is when 'the woman takes her temperature each morning. If she is ovulating, her temperature may go up.