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Birth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant. Methods and intentions typically termed birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family planning. Mechanisms which are intended to reduce the likelihood of the fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon may more specifically be referred to as contraception. Contraception differs from abortion in that the former prevents fertilization, whereas a ...

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• Birth control - Religious and cultural attitudes toward birth control
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• Birth control - Islam
• Birth control - Judaism

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Birth control - Protestant Christianity. Christianity in general has had mixed opinions towards contraception and its role in society in recent years. Prior to the 1930s, contraception was generally condemned by all the major branches of Christianity, including by major reformers like Luther and Calvin. This condemnation was relaxed by the Anglican Communion at the 1930 Lambeth Conference, and most Protestant groups followed suit over the course of the 20th century, though some individual Protestants adhere to th ...

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(Most combined pills and POPs may also be taken as high doses as emergency contraception, also known as the morning after pill.) Intrauterine methods Intrauterine Device ("IUD") which may also be used for emergency contraception IntraUterine System ("IUS") Fertility Awareness Methods aka Natural family planning Lactational Amenorrhea Method Abortion methods (not considered by some to be birth control, since pregnancy occurs) Surgical abortion ...

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Birth control, Birth control - History of birth control, Birth control - Birth control methods, Birth control - Protection against sexually-transmitted infections, Birth control - Religious and cultural attitudes toward birth control, Birth control - Protestant Christianity, Birth control - Catholic Christianity, Birth control - Islam, Birth control - Judaism

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Probably the oldest methods of contraception (aside from sexual abstinence) are coitus interruptus, barrier methods, and herbal abortifacients. Coitus interruptus (withdrawal of the penis from the vagina prior to ejaculation) probably predates any other form of birth control. Once the relationship between the emission of semen into the vagina and pregnancy was known or suspected, some men probably managed to think through the haze of passion and withdraw in time. This is not a particularly reliable method of contraception, as few men have the self-control to correct ...

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Birth control, Birth control - History of birth control, Birth control - Birth control methods, Birth control - Religious and cultural attitudes toward birth control, Birth control - Protestant Christianity, Birth control - Catholic Christianity, Birth control - Islam, Birth control - Judaism

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