Contraception - methods, effectiveness and safety

Pawłowska, Paulina, Ozga-Stachurska, Alicja, Wójcik-Grudzień, Justyna, Rozenbajgier, Martyna. Contraception - methods, effectiveness and safety. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(9):607-613. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.09.072 https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/39767 https://zenodo.org/record/7063839 The journal has had 40 points in Ministry of Education and Science of Poland parametric evaluation. Annex to the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of December 21, 2021. No. 32343. Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences). Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159. Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu). © The Authors 2022; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 21.08.2022. Revised: 02.09.2022. Accepted: 08.09.2022. Contraception - methods, effectiveness and safety Paulina Pawłowska1a, Alicja Ozga-Stachurska1b, Justyna Wójcik-Grudzień2c, Martyna Rozenbajgier3d a) paulina.piotrowska222@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-952X justynawojcik455@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7163-6784 b) aozga1@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1291-905X c) justynawojcik455@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7163-6784 d)rozenbajgier.martyna@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-9719 1) Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Kardynała Wyszyńskiego Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej w Lublinie 2) Mazowiecki Szpital Specjalistyczny Sp. z o.o. w Radomiu 3)5 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Polikliniką w Krakowie Corresponding author: Paulina Pawłowska e-mail: paulina.piotrowska222@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-5516-952X Abstract Introduction The article provides an overview of the available methods of contraception, effectiveness, safety, advantages and disadvantages of using a given contraceptive. The use of contraception is becoming more and more popular in society. There are many methods of contraception. The choice depends mainly on the patient's preferences, but diseases and a well-collected history are also important. The aim of the study Review the latest literature on methods of contraception Material and methods The research was conducted using Articles by PubMed and Google Scholar on methods of contraception Description of the state of knowledge: There are many methods of contraception, Hormonal methods include oral contraceptive pills, contraceptive patches, implants, hormone injections. Barrier products such as copper / levonogestrel IUDs prevent pregnancy by creating a mechanical barrier to prevent conception. [1,2] The most common method - the use of condoms prevents sperm from entering the uterus. All products and methods have benefits and potential complications, therefore the method should be selected individually for each patient. [6,7] Summary: There are many types of contraception . Some of them are almost 100% effective in preventing pregnancy. [1,3,4,5,] It should be remembered that each method of contraception should be selected individually, depending on the patient's needs. [8,9] Key words: contraception, birth control pills, non-barrier methods, methods of contraceptio