Birth Control

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 318 v.1

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      Main Definitions

1. birth control |n| the practice of preventing unwanted pregnancies, typically by use of contraception.
2. "Women, in particular, have always known methods and techniques of birth control and contraception."
3. "A study was conducted where free birth control was given to young women - Abortion rates dropped by 72% and teen pregnancies dropped by 80%."
4. contraception |n| the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse. The major forms of artificial contraception are barrier methods, of which the most common is the condom; the contraceptive pill, which contains synthetic sex hormones that prevent ovulation in the female; intrauterine devices, such as the coil, which prevent the fertilized ovum from implanting in the uterus; and male or female sterilization.
5. "The only way to have safe sex is to use a reliable barrier method of contraception such as a condom."

     Pregnancy

1. pregnancy / gestation |n| the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth.
2. "There are thousands of unwanted teenage pregnancies every year."
3. "The baby was born prematurely at 28 weeks gestations."
4. conception / fertilization |n| the action of conceiving a child or of a child being conceived.
5. "An unfertilized egg before conception."
6. abortion |n| the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.

        Some Body Parts

1. human body / physical body / material body |n| is the entire structure of a human being and compromises a head, neck, trunk, two arms and hands and two legs and feet.
2. "Leonardo studied the human body."

          Contraception Elements

1. condom |n| a thin rubber sheath worn on a man's penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as protection against infection.
2. "You may be irritated by certain makes of condoms , contraceptive creams or lubricants."
3. contraceptive |n| a device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
4. "At least if we can educate them about contraceptives and protection the teenage pregnancy rate will fall."
5. birth control pill, the pill |n| a contraceptive pill.
6. "A progestin-only contraceptive is one kind of birth control pill."