RT Book, Section
A1 El-Ibiary, Shareen
A2 Sutton, S. Scott
SR Print(0)
ID 1158316512
T1 Contraception
T2 McGraw-Hill's NAPLEX® Review Guide, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260135923
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158316512
RD 2024/04/24
AB Contraception  implies  the  prevention  of  pregnancy  following  sexual  intercourse  by  inhibiting  viable  sperm  from  coming  into  contact  with  a  mature  ovum  or  by  preventing  a  fertilized  ovum  from  implanting  successfully  in  the  endometrium.  Additional  benefits  of  contraception  include  improvements  in  menstrual  cycle  regularity,  prevention  of  sexually  transmitted  diseases,  and  management  of  perimenopause.  Contraceptive  methods  are  available  nonprescription  or  by  prescription.  Nonprescription  contraceptives  include  condoms,  spermicides,  emergency  contraception  (EC),  and  in  some  states  hormonal  contraception  is  provided  by  pharmacists  without  a  prescription.  Prescription  contraceptives  are  generally  hormone  based.  There  are  a  variety  of  factors  that  go  into  method  selection  and  include  effectiveness,  cost,  accessibility,  side  effects,  return  to  fertility  rate,  frequency  of  sexual  activity,  STI  prevention,  past  medical  history,  and  concomitant  medications.