What category is birth control?

The majority of birth control methods fall into one of two categories: barrier or hormonal. Other methods include sterilization (surgery), withdrawal, natural family planning, and abstinence.

Is hormonal birth control an abortifacient?

We know of no existing scientific studies that validate the “hormonal contraception is partly abortifacient” theory.

What are the 3 types of birth control?

Short-acting hormonal methods, such as the pill, mini-pill, patch, shot, and vaginal ring, prevent your ovaries from releasing eggs or prevent sperm from getting to the egg. Barrier methods, such as condoms, diaphragms, sponge, cervical cap, prevent sperm from getting to the egg.

What does the word abortifacient mean?

abortion
Definition of abortifacient : an agent (such as a drug) that induces abortion.

How is Phexxi different than spermicide?

Like spermicides, Phexxi needs to be inserted vaginally before sex. But unlike spermicides, which block the entrance to the cervix and slow down sperm so they’re not powerful enough to reach the egg, Phexxi works by changing the pH of the vagina during sex to prevent pregnancy.

What other forms of birth control are there?

There are many different methods of birth control including condoms, IUDs, birth control pills, the rhythm method, vasectomy, and tubal ligation.

Can birth control implants cause abortion?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has certified that contraceptive implant brands Implanon and Implanon NXT are non-abortifacients or do not cause abortion.

Is Nexplanon a hormonal birth control?

how does NEXPLANON work? NEXPLANON is a hormone-releasing birth control implant for use by women to prevent pregnancy for up to 3 years. NEXPLANON prevents pregnancy in several ways. The most important way is by stopping the release of an egg from your ovary.

What is laminaria abortion?

A laminaria tent is a small rod of dehydrated seaweed that when inserted in the cervix, rehydrates, absorbing the water from the surrounding tissue in the woman’s body. Laminaria expands up to ten times its original size, slowly opening the cervix, and when removed, creates easier access to the uterus.

Are IUDs abortifacient?

In all these studies, the primary mode of IUD action appears to be interference with fertilization rather than with implantation. The studies thus show that the mechanism of action by which IUDs prevent pregnancy is contraceptive; IUDs are not abortifacients.