Vasectomy About 1.5 million of couples in the United States opt for sterilization every year.1 According to the Gutmacher institute 9.2% of couples in the US use vasectomy as a contraceptive method, and 500,000 vasectomies are performed in the United States every year.2 The medical community and most family planning advocates consider vasectomy a safe …
“Emergency contraception” is the use of a drug or a device after intercourse to prevent pregnancy. Emergency contraception is promoted for use when a woman has been raped, when a couple has chosen to have intercourse without using any form of contra-ception, or when there is a suspected contraceptive failure. Types of emergency contraception include …
What is female sterilization? Female sterilization means making a woman permanently infertile, usually by cutting, tying, or blocking her fallopian tubes. What are the fallopian tubes? The fallopian tubes are two organs situated sideways in the lower abdomen attached to the uterus. They conduct the ovum from the ovaries toward the uterus and also nurture …