Birth control

Birth control

The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.

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Fertilisation

Parenting; Birth control

The process of the male sperm combining with the female egg to form a cell called zygote.

Clostridium

Parenting; Birth control

A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen ). There are 100+ species of Clostridium. They include, for examples, Clostridium difficile , Clostridium perfringens ...

Condom

Parenting; Birth control

A barrier contraceptive. The male condom, usually rubber, is a sheath that fits over the man's penis to prevent sperm from entering the vagina. The male condom is more effective than most other ...

Conception

Parenting; Birth control

The joining of the sperm with the beginning of pregnancy defined by the blastocyst being attached to the endometrium. Conception is marked by implantation of the blastocyst into the endometrium.

A contraceptive method involving the man withdrawing from the woman's vagina before ejaculating. The intent is that fertilisation never takes place because the sperm does not enter the vagina. Coitus ...

Chloride

Parenting; Birth control

The major anion (negatively charged substance) in the blood and extracellular fluid (the body fluid that lies outside cells). Blood and other body fluids have almost the same concentration of ...

Circulation

Parenting; Birth control

The movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the noun "circulation" does not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. Heart ...