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Birth control should be legal the reason why is if there is no protection the the population will be over crowded and we will strongly more with food,money,taxis and others. Also just because most people are not ready for a baby or they are not fit to be parents as yet some maybe too young. So yes birth control should stay legal just so we as females could stay protected and not pick up responsibility that we can’t handle.

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This video shows how the implant will be place in your arm and how would they get it out, to be honest it all looks painful but you could get the area numb.

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Birth control is the first important step woman must take towards the goal of her freedom. It is the first step she must take to be man’s equal. It is the first step they must both take towards human emancipation.- Margaret Sanger

Being protected while having sex is very important , it is even more important if you are not ready or too young to have a kid. Having a baby is a big responsibility all your time we dedicate to the baby just to because they can do anything on the own.

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What Is Implantable Contraception?

Implantable contraception (often called the birth control implant) is a small, flexible plastic tube that doctors put under the skin of a girl's upper arm. The tube releases hormones that can help protect against pregnancy for up to 3 years.

How Does Implantable Contraception Work?

The implanted tube slowly releases low levels of the hormone

progestin to prevent ovulation (the release of an egg during the monthly cycle). If a girl doesn't ovulate, she can't get pregnant because there is no egg to be fertilized.

The released progestin also thickens the mucus around the cervix. This makes it hard for sperm to enter the uterus and reach any eggs that may have been released. The progestin also thins the lining of the uterus so an egg will have a hard time attaching to the wall of the uterus.

How Well Does Implantable Contraception Work?

Implantable contraception is a very effective method of birth control. Over the course of 1 year, fewer than 1 out of 100 typical couples using the implant will have an accidental pregnancy. The chances of getting pregnant increase if a girl waits longer than 3 years to replace the tube. So it's important to keep a record of when a tube was inserted, and:

Get a new contraceptive implant on schedule.
or

Have the old tube removed and switch to another birth control method.

In general, how well each birth control method works depends on a lot of things. These include whether a girl has any health conditions or is taking medicines or herbal supplements that might affect its use. For example, some antibiotics or herbs like St. John's wort can affect how well implantable contraception works.

Does Implantable Contraception Help Prevent STDs?

No. Implantable contraception does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Couples having sex must always use condoms along with the implant to protect against STDs.

Are There Any Side Effects From Implantable Contraception?

Contraceptive implants can sometimes cause such side effects as:

Some of these side effects may go away after a few months.

Sometimes there can be irritation, infection, or scarring where the tube was placed.

Implantable contraception increases the risk of blood clots. Blood clots can lead to serious problems with the lungs, heart, and brain. Smoking cigarettes while using the implant can increase the risk of blood clots. Don't smoke if you use implantable contraception or another form of hormonal birth control.

Who Can Use Implantable Contraception?

Girls who want long-term protection against pregnancy may be interested in implantable contraception.

Not all women can - or should - use the implant. Some health conditions make it less effective or more risky to use. The implant is not recommended for those who have had:

blood clots

liver disease

unexplained vaginal bleeding

some types of cancer

Girls who have diabetes, migraine headaches, depression, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, gallbladder problems, seizures, kidney disease, or other medical problems should talk with their doctor.

Anyone who thinks she might be pregnant should not have a contraceptive implant inserted.

Where Can I Get Implantable Contraception?

Implantable contraception is only available from a doctor or other medical professional who has been trained to insert it. When the doctor can insert the implant depends on when you had your last period and what type of birth control you currently use.

After numbing the inside of your upper arm, the doctor will use a small needle to insert the tube under the surface. The whole process only takes a few minutes. After the tube is in, don't do any heavy lifting for a few days. You'll have a bandage on for a few days after the procedure.

A health care professional must remove the tube after 3 years. It cannot be left in a girl's arm, even after it is no longer working. The health care professional numbs the area, makes a small cut in the arm, and pulls out the tube. The tube can be removed any time after insertion - there's no need to wait the full 3 years.

How Much Does Implantable Contraception Cost?

The cost of implantable contraception can range from $0 to more than $1,000. There also may be a charge for a doctor to remove the tube.

When Should I Call the Doctor?

If you use implantable contraception, call your doctor if you:

might be pregnant

have a change in the smell or color of your vaginal discharge

have unexplained fever or chills

have belly or pelvic pain

have pain during sex

have heavy or long-lasting vaginal bleeding

have an implant that comes out or moves

have redness, pus, or pain at the area where the tube was placed

have yellowing of the skin or eyes

have severe headaches

have signs of a blood clot, such as lower leg pain, chest pain, trouble breathing, weakness, tingling, trouble speaking, or vision problems

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Basically  im say if the implant is inside your arm your protected . Then your not stuck means that you will not be stuck for the next 18 years.

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Birth Control: Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods

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The following tables list some pros and cons of using hormonal birth control methods. Combination pills, skin patch, or vaginal ring (estrogen plus progestin) Pros Cons No interruption of foreplay or intercourse Reduced bleeding and cramping with periods, which lowers the risk of anemia Fewer or no...

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This article tells you about how the birth control Implants works and what it does. There are many different birth control which was hard for me to chose but I chose the one that I think is the best one in my opinion. The birth control Implant is 99% effective , cost$0 to $1300 you  get the Implant and it last for every 5 years.

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What is the birth control implant?

The birth control implant (AKA Nexplanon) is a tiny, thin rod about the size of a matchstick. The implant releases hormones into your body that prevent you from getting pregnant. A nurse or doctor inserts the implant into your arm and that's it - you're protected from pregnancy for up to 5 years. It's get-it-and-forget-it birth control.

How does the implant work?

The birth control implant is a tiny, thin rod about the size of a matchstick. It's also called Nexplanon and there's a slightly older version called Implanon. A doctor inserts the implant under the skin of your upper arm. It releases the hormone progestin to stop you from getting pregnant.

The hormones in the birth control implant prevent pregnancy in two ways:

Progestin thickens the mucus on your cervix, which stops sperm from swimming through to your egg. When sperm can't meet up with an egg, pregnancy can't happen.

Progestin can also stop eggs from leaving your ovaries (called ovulation), so there's no egg to fertilize. When eggs aren't released, you can't get pregnant.

One of the awesome things about the implant is that it lasts for a long time - up to 5 years - but it's not permanent. If you decide you want to get pregnant or you just don't want to have your implant anymore, your doctor can take it out. You're able to get pregnant quickly after the implant is removed. You can keep track of your insertion and removal dates using our birth control app.

Does the implant prevent STDs?

Nope. Nexplanon doesn't protect against STDs. Luckily, using condoms or internal condoms every time you have sex does lower your chances of getting or spreading STDs. So using condoms with your implant is the best way to prevent infections.

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Birth Control Implants | Nexplanon Information

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The birth control implant (AKA Nexplanon) is a tiny, thin rod about the size of a matchstick. The implant releases hormones into your body that prevent you from getting pregnant. A nurse or doctor inserts the implant into your arm and that's it - you're protected from pregnancy for up to 5 years.

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Birth control  barriers stop the release of a female egg from the ovary.If you do have sexual intercourses and forget or don't use a condom, birth control helps. It blocks a male sperm from fertilizing an egg from the ovary. Any person of any age can buy non-prescription birth control such as condoms and plan B.  The most common age to start taking birth control is 16 but some teenagers may take it even earlier.

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The term birth control describes a variety of techniques, devices, and pharmaceuticals designed to prevent pregnancy before, during, or after sexual intercourse. Birth control is also known as contraception.

Fast Facts

Birth control works in various ways. It can stop the release of a female egg from the ovary. It can also block a male sperm from fertilizing an egg. It can sterilize an egg or sperm so that it cannot reproduce. Additionally, it can prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus.

The ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece used forms of contraception. These forms included herbal vaginal suppositories and spermicides. Early condoms were made of linen, fish intestines, or sheep bladder.

Condoms were mass produced as early as 1860. By the 1920s, condoms were modernized with latex. The addition of latex added the ability to prevent contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

In the United States, early anti-birth control advocates believed birth control promoted immoral sexual behavior and prostitution. A set of federal and state laws commonly referred to as the Comstock laws prohibited public advertising of contraceptives. The sale through the mail and transportation across state lines were federal offenses as well. Twenty-four states also put strict criminal laws into place.

Activists for women's reproductive rights believed women should have more options. In 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States. Sanger was arrested for violating New York's Comstock laws. The judge sustained her conviction in 1918. However, the judge made allowances for physicians to prescribe contraception to women for "prevention of disease."

Sanger's activism paved the way for widespread social acceptance of contraceptives. She also help women gain increased control over their own reproductive rights. This acceptance eventually led to research into and the creation of additional contraceptive methods such as hormonal birth control pills.

The modern birth control pill, commonly known as "the pill," was released to the market in 1960 under the name of Enovid. Within five years, five million women were taking the pill. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the pill continues to be the most popular form of female-controlled contraception in the United States.

Methods and Effectiveness

There are numerous types of birth control. Effectiveness varies largely based on application. Barrier methods are used for immediate prevention. They physically block sperm from fertilizing an egg. Barrier methods include female and male condoms, diaphragms, sponges, and cervical caps.

Spermicide immobilizes or kills expelled sperm. It may be used alone. It can also be used addition to barrier methods to provide greater effectiveness.

Hormonal methods include the pill, patch, vaginal ring, gels, the morning-after pill, and injections. They are short-acting measures. They use synthetic estrogen and progestin in conjunction with a woman's menstrual cycle to prevent ovulation or block fertilization.

Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) options require medical procedures. These options include a rod implanted below the skin of a woman's upper arm. Another is the intrauterine device (IUD). An IUD is a small T-shaped device inserted into the uterus.

Sterilization is a permanent surgical procedure. For women, sterilization implants and tubal ligations permanently block fallopian tubes. Sperm is then prevented from reaching an egg. For men, a vasectomy prevents the sperm from leaving the male testes.

Selecting the appropriate type of contraception for personal use depends on many factors. They include the frequency of male and female sexual intercourse. Another factor is the number of sexual partners of the opposite sex. Others are a desire to conceive children in the future, ease of use, tolerance to side effects, health history, and the effectiveness of the birth control method.

Access and Affordability

Comstock laws criminalizing contraception remained in effect from 1873 until 1965. At that time, the Supreme Court ruled in Griswold v. Connecticut that state bans against reproductive health programs and birth control distribution violated the constitutional right to privacy of married couples. The 1972 Supreme Court decision in Eisenstadt v. Baird determined everyone was entitled to contraception without governmental interference.

Universal access to birth control gives individuals and couples greater control over their own reproductive health and family planning. It also creates health and economic benefits to society. Use of contraception results in women marrying at a later age and choosing to have fewer children.

Studies of federal family planning programs implemented during the 1960s and 1970s showed that when parents had access to education and contraception, their children had better lives. Their children were less likely to live in poverty. They were more likely to complete college, join the workforce, and ultimately increase their family income.

Also, women were more likely to enroll in and complete college. They were then more likely to enter the professional workforce full time. They gained high wage, highly skilled, non-traditionally female jobs in greater numbers. The pill is believed to have reduced the gender wage gap by 30 percent during the 1990s.

Access to and affordability of highly effective birth control methods remain unequally distributed. Young women between the ages of 18 and 34 are more likely to struggle to afford prescription contraceptives. Access for minors varies by state. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia allow minors to provide their consent to contraceptive services. However, twenty-five others have requirements such as marriage or parental permission.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated insurance coverage of eighteen types of birth control methods and female preventative care without imposing additional out-of-pocket costs. It covered over 55 million women when it went into effect in 2012. Filled birth control prescriptions increased by 5 percent. Eliminating the additional out-of-pocket cost saved women an estimated $1.4 billion in 2013.

Public support for the birth control provision has remained relatively high. Sixty-eight percent of US adults supported the insurance mandate in a 2017 poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The Male Pill

Male-controlled birth control options have been limited to the withdrawal or pull-out method, condoms, or a vasectomy. Typical use of the withdrawal method alone results in a 22 percent failure rate. This makes it one of the least effective forms of contraception. Condoms are cheap, readily available over the counter, and highly popular. However, typical use is far less effective than prescribed birth control available to women. Male sterilization requires a costly surgical procedure. It is rarely utilized.

Words to Know

Experimental male birth control pills, skin gels, and injections are currently being researched and tested for their effectiveness and potential side effects. A 2018 study conducted by the Endocrine Society concluded that a male contraceptive pill called dimethandrolone undecanoate effectively reduced sperm production and appeared safe for daily use.

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The term birth control describes a variety of techniques, devices, and pharmaceuticals designed to prevent pregnancy before, during, or after sexual intercourse. Birth control is also known as contraception. Birth control works in various ways. It can stop the release of a female egg from the ovary.