Family Life and Sexual Health, Grade 7 and 8, Lesson 7
Birth Control Reference Sheet 1
Name___________________________________
Date___________
Seven of the ways people can reduce the risk of pregnancy.
abstinence
Implanon
or the implant
condom PLUS
another method
Depo
or the shot
the pill
condoms
Plan B
or emergency
contraception
Family Life and Sexual Health, Grade 7 and 8, Lesson 7
Birth Control Reference Sheet 1, continued
1.
Which method of birth control works 100% of the time (if people are careful to
use it all the time)?
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2.
If a hundred couples had intercourse for a year without any kind of birth control,
how many would start a pregnancy? Circle one.
15
3.
35
55
75
85
Of the seven kinds of birth control on the first side of this reference sheet, name
three that are more than 90% effective in preventing pregnancy.
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4.
Which methods give the most protection from STDs (sexually transmitted
diseases)?
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5.
Which methods are safer for most people than having a baby?
A ___ ___
6.
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of
t ___ ___ ___
What contraceptive method can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected
intercourse or a birth control failure (e.g. if a condom breaks)? The sooner a
woman takes it, the better it will work.
P ___ ___ ___ B