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b. Artificial Methods

i. Implant

The health workers put two small, thin, flexible hormone capsules under the skin

in the arm of the women. This hormone prevents fertilization by deactivating the
ova. This works for five years once it is implanted. There are two types of implants
on the basis of the time duration they function. They are: 3-year implant and 5-year
implant.

ii. I.U.C.D. (Copper-T):

Inter Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) is a small device made up of plastic
and copper with the shape of English letter T. It is put in the uterus by health
professionals. This device disables the meeting of spermatozoa with ovum and it

prevents fertilization.

iii. Depo-Provera:

Depo-Provera is a contraceptive method for women. It's made of a hormone similar

to progesterone. This is an injection, given to the females on arm or buttocks. This
injection should be given once in every 3 months. It stops the meeting of ovum
and spermatozoa.

iv. Pills:

Pills is the birth control medicine in the form of tablets that women take one pill
per day. This type of medicine inhibits ovulation and prevents fertilization.

v. Condom:

Condom is a kind of soft plastic sac. This is of different shapes for both males and
females. The condoms used by males covering their penis during sexual intercourse
prevent seperate semen from entering the uterus so that fertilization is not possible.
Similarly, the female condom is kept in the vagina and it bars the sperms from

meeting egg and the fertilization is prevented. A female condom is called Femidom.

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