How reliable is it?
For the first year of use less than 1 women in 100 wll get pregnant.
Over the 5 years about 2 women in a 100 will get pregnant.
How it works
Implants are small soft tubes which are placed under th skin of the inner upper arm. They steadily release a progestogen hormone into the […]
How reliable is it?
Less than 1 women in a 100 will get pregnant in a year.
How it works
An injection releases the hormone progestogen very slowly into the body which stops ovulation.
Advantages
an injection last for 2 months(Noristerat) or 3 months (Depo-Provera).
May protect against cancer of the womb.
Disadvantages
Periods often become irregular or stop. Regular periods and fertility […]
How reliable is it?
With carefull use 1 women in 100 will get pregnant in a year.
With less careful use 4 or more women in a year will get pregnant.
How it works
The hormone progestogen taken at the same time each day, causes changes making it difficult for sperm to enter the womb or for the […]
How reliable is it?
With careful use less than one woman in 100 will get pregnant in a year.
With less careful use 3 or more women in 100 will get pregnant in a year.
How it works?
contains two hormones-oestrogen and progestogen-which stop a women releasing an egg each month(ovulation).
Advantages
often reduces bleeding, period pain and pre-menstrual tension.
protects […]