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Norplant antibiotics is a long-term implant containing Levonorgestrel with a failure rate of 0.5%. Condoms are favored by 33% of unmarried women and 19% of married women. These two methods have failure rates of 24% and 19%, respectively. A 1993 study female contraceptives contraceptive follo 1253 implant users over 12 months and found a very low rate of pregnancy, but 75% experienced some side effects during the first year. The 1992 Ortho birth control Study intervie almost 7000 women, of whom 8% listed withdrawal and antibiotics 4% listed the rhythm method. About half of the women using Norplant alone it after 2.5 years because of irregular bleeding. Taking the pill also helps prevent ovarian and endometrial cancer. Birth control over 30.Among 30-40 year old women, 40% of pregnancies are unplanned, which is indicative of the unreliability of the birth control methods they are using. Diaphragms offer some protection against STDs, but their failure rate is 18%. For women over the age of 30 who are healthy and do not smoke, low-Estrogen or no-Estrogen oral contraceptive pills are considered safe. Sexually active 40-44 year old unmarried women run a 14-19% risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in a 12-month period. Although reversal of tubal ligation succeeds in 43-88% of cases, conception cannot be guaranteed. A 1992 study sho that 0.97% of women developed it within 20 days of use. Pelvic inflammatory disease is the reason. Side effects may include hair loss and weight gain; and links to breast cancer have also been suggested.. 48% of married women aged 15-44 had themselves been sterilized or had a sterilized partner in the Ortho survey. Birth control methods often disappoint the users and increasingly they reoccur to sterilization. Depo-Provera is an injectable administered every 3 months, but after removal it can take up to a year for ovulation to return. Barrier methods also offer protection from sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. IUDs are regaining popularity, but only 1% of women use them (ParaGard T380A or Progestasert). The failure rate is 6%.
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