Contraception

Contraception is the name for the act of pregnancy prevention. There are four key areas of contraception:

Hormonal

Progesterone and oestrogen are the commonest uses of contraception. They work by inhibiting the normal hormonal cycle of the menstrual cycle. They are available for women to take in 3 different ways:

Combined oral contraceptives

Known as the pill, this is a mix of oestrogen and progesterone, taken every day for 3 weeks, then stopped for one.

Rubbish

There are many other forms of contraception, such as "family planning" and "the rhythm method". Most of them are highly unreliable, and are listed below, in order of effectiveness:

• Withdrawal: -4%
• Being stupid: 6%
• Smoking: 10%
• Ugliness: 25%
• Being welsh: 28%
• The Rhythm Method: 40%
• Self inflicted genital mutilation: 73%
• Cancer: 82%
• Being gay: 100%