Individual selection of contraceptives
In the early period of your life, the need for contraceptives may change. For several years for you, it may be vitally important to prevent pregnancy. It may also be that at some point you would not have an objection to pregnancy. Or it may be that in the first place for you is the danger of contracting infectious diseases. Of course, you do not need such protection if you have good and trustworthy relations with your partner. In addition, your childbearing functions weaken over the years, changing your lifestyle and your sexual behavior. Therefore, choosing for themselves contraceptives, try to make so that not to appear in a desperate position. The technology of contraceptives is constantly changing, and every year new contraceptives appear on the market. Therefore, it is advisable to follow such novelties, because it is possible that one of them may fall with your choice.
1. There is no such contraceptive that would be better than everyone else. All of them have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, if you have a permanent partner, then, perhaps, you will do points 2 and 4 of this practical task alone. When you complete these tasks, share your thoughts and feelings with your partner( points 5 and 6).
2. When you have time, look at the contraceptive table and choose three or four of them that seem most acceptable to you and your partner. Then carefully review the sections, which detail about these contraceptives. Write down for yourself the benefits that attract you in these contraceptives, and those negative aspects that do not suit you.
. 4.Now write how you feel about each of the methods of contraception that you have chosen. Why do you like them? And why do not you like it? What excites you in them? What's bothering you?
i Now write down what new opportunities these contraceptive means open to you. Also, note that at first you can just not pay attention to them. For example, the use of certain contraceptives requires you to visit a doctor on a regular basis, and therefore gives you the opportunity to be checked regularly by a doctor. Hence, it can be useful for your health. Some contraceptives allow you to have sex spontaneously, without planning anything. Maybe this also has its advantages.
5. Now that you have finished with the pluses, minuses and new opportunities, get your partner to know the results. In a conversation on this topic, try to be frank with each other and do not interfere with your partner to speak out to the end.
6. By doing this practical task, you will probably learn a lot about each other, about your sexual and romantic inclinations. You may have to start over and re-view the entire table, taking into account new facts that until now were unknown to you. From the proposed table, you should focus on one or two methods that would suit you both. It is possible that after you decide on a choice, you will need a specialist consultation. In any case, it never hurts to go to the doctor once again.