Just Say No to
Babies - A Teenage Girl's Birth Control Options
Safe
sex and birth control are like apples and oranges. They are both fruit but are
different. There are several safe birth
control methods that a teenage girl can consider for birth control. Condoms are
great for controlling sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. If you are in a
committed relationship with your partner that means you and your partner are
sleeping only with each other. It is still important to make sure you both have
been checked for sexually transmitted disease within the past six months. If
you have then it is worth your time to look into other birth control options. What types of birth
control do not work? Pulling Out Method
– A man may tell you he will not ejaculate inside you and he may even be very
sincere. In the passion of the moment, some men cannot pull out before
ejaculation. If you are unprotected, you can find yourself pregnant. If any
ejaculate or pre-ejaculate makes its way into your vaginal area, those little
sperms will find their way to your egg. The Rhythm Method -
can work if you have a very regular cycle and practice it perfectly.
Unfortunately, many teenagers and grown women do not have a regular cycle. This
type of birth control demands constant attention along with the cooperation of
your partner, because you cannot have sex at certain times. Douching with
carbonated beverages (or any other substance), jumping up and down, hot
baths-The folkloric methods people have to prevent pregnancy can range from
useless to dangerous. DO NOT use them! The moment the semen in inside you, it
makes sure the sperm find their way to the cervix and from there they find the
egg. There is no way to "get it out" except do not get it in there in
the first place. The fluids that come out of the vagina after sex is dead
sperm, seminal fluid and vaginal fluid, not the good sperm that will get you
pregnant. What types of birth
control do work? Condoms are
effective at inhibiting sexually transmitted diseases and keeping the sperm
from making their way to the cervix. If you go this route, you want to choose
latex condoms and use a water-based lubrication. An oil-based lubrication can
destroy the latex. When used properly, condoms have an effective birth control
rate of about 98 percent. The Female Condom -
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