PSYC 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Transdermal Patch, Contraceptive Implant, Vaginal Ring
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The use of devices or drugs to prevent conception. The number of women out of 100 who become pregnant by the end of 1 year of using a particular contraceptive. Contraceptive methods used simultaneously with another method to support it. Include oral contraceptives, the vaginal ring, the transdermal patch, injected contraception, and contraceptive implant. Pills that prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation or by changing conditions in the uterus. Birth control pills that contain a constant daily dose of estrogen. Taken continuously for 3 months without placebo pills. Contraceptive pills that contain a small dose of progestin and no estrogen. Birth control pills that reduce menstrual periods to four times a year. Synthetic estrogen and progestin are embedded in either a 2-inch diameter soft and transparent vaginal ring, or a beige matchbook-size transdermal patch. Inserted under the skin of the upper arm and releases contraceptive hormones.
