Sexual and Reproductive Health

Emergency contraception is ia method of contraception that can be used to prevent pregnancy if: you haven't used protection; your normal contraception fails e.g. condom splits; you have missed more than one contraceptive pill; you have been vomiting or had diarrhoea while on the pill; you have missed your injection; you have been forced to have sex without contraception

Devices or drugs serving to prevent pregnancy. There are different contraceptives and different methods of contraception, including: Long-acting reversible contraception, such as the implant or intrauterine device (IUD); hormonal contraception, such the pill or the Depo Provera injection; barrier methods, such as condoms; emergency contraception; fertility awareness and permanent contraception, such as vasectomy and tubal ligation.

Abortion is the termination of pregnancy through the use of either tablets (medical abortion) or a simple outpatient procedure. It is considered safe if they are done with a method (such as the ones mentioned earlier) recommended by the WHO that is appropriate to the pregnancy duration and if the person providing or supporting the abortion is trained.Unsafe abortion occurs when a pregnancy is terminated either by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards or both.

Viral Infection: Caused by the Human Papiloma Virus which has over 100 strains some 30% of which are passed on through sexual contact.

FALSE - If you would not like to carry a pregnancy to full term, please seek medical advise for a review of all your options. DO NOT attempt to self administer any medication or other remedies to terminate an unwanted pregnancy.

FALSE -Sperm move fairly fast. Sometimes even if the woman washes immediately, the sperm may have already entered the cervix and can cause pregnancy.

FALSE - Each time you have sex and experience an erection, you release semen that contains sperms. The condom prevents entry of sperm into the vagina which acts as a barrier to prevent pregnancy. This means each time you have sex you should use a condom to prevent the fertilization of eggs by active sperm, which can result in pregnancy.

Many Herbal substances or bush medicine have not been tested, so there affects are not generally known. As such, they should not be used to prevent or terminate a pregnancy

FALSE - Any girl can get pregnant even if it is the first time, if both partners are fertile and neither of them is using contraception.