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barrier method

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barrier method
Reproduction medicine An intervention that counters the formula, boy + girl = baby, with mechanical–eg condom, diaphragm—barriers. See Condom, Contraception, Contraceptive sponge, Diaphragm, Pearl index, Spermicide.
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Some women believe bread, cling film and chicken skin can be used as barrier method contraceptives, while others think eating garlic will prevent pregnancy.
Bizarre British contraception myths by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
The survey, which quizzed 1,000 women aged 18 to 50, found that, one in five women had heard of kitchen items, including bread, cling film and even chicken skin, being used as alternative barrier methods, reports the BBC.
Kebabs, Coca-cola, chocolate contraceptive myths still rampant in UK! by Asian News International
While advocating continued research on the mechanisms by which pill use might lead to adverse birth outcomes, as well as on factors that might confound that association, the researchers encourage women to avoid the possible negative effects of the pill on their infants by considering "the use of barrier methods for lone] month after discontinuing oral contraceptive use.
Pill use in the month before conception linked to risk of low birth ... by Ball, H. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
 
 
 
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