Emergency Contraception

“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 …

Female sterilization

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 …