All other items were asked about each partner. The sample consisted of participants who described sexual relationships in which they had penetrative sex where condom use may have been considered. Participants were asked about reasons for condom use or nonuse that are seen to reflect five motivations: self protection, partner protection, social norms, relationship, and lust. While many reasons for using condoms were role specific, there were commonalities across roles as well. Self protection and partner protection were clearly the dominant motivations, with six self protection reasons and two partner protection reasons given in over a third of relationships. The reliability of condoms was thought about by over a third of participants in all roles.
Here's a look at a variety of birth control methods and how they each work. Hide Caption 1 of 14 Photos: Birth control methods A male condom is a thin casing worn on the penis during association. Hide Caption 2 of 14 Photos: Birth control methods During a vasectomy, a surgeon cuts the vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm as of the testicles. It has a bankruptcy rate of about 0. The devices block sperm and change the coating of the uterus, which may adhere to a fertilized egg from attaching. Pregnancy is prevented from three to 12 years, depending on the type. Buckskin Caption 4 of 14 Photos: Beginning control methods The pill — Accepted in by the Food and Medicine Administration, oral contraceptives involve taking a daily pill with a combination of estrogen and a progestin. The hormones prevent ovulation and thicken a woman's cervical mucus, blocking sperm from fertilizing an egg.