Birth Control Quiz
Answer each question True or False
Birth control pills always cause weight gain. Show Answer
False!
Birth control pills affect every body differently. Some women do experience weight gain while others report weight loss. It’s important to find out what pill or method works best for each individual.
Abstinence is the only 100% effective prevention against pregnancy. Show Answer
True!
Abstinence is the only 100% effective method of preventing pregnancies.
Birth control pills cause cancer. Show Answer
False!
In fact, the Birth Control Pill decreases the risk of certain cancers including cancer of the ovaries and uterine lining.
The pill protects against Sexually Transmitted Infections including HIV. Show Answer
False!
Hormonal birth control methods do not protect against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Latex barriers, however, decrease the chances of contracting STIs and pregnancy. Latex barriers are important because many STIs can be passed through mere skin-on-skin contact.
Smoking while using combination hormonal contraceptives increases the risk of heart attack or stroke, especially for women over 35 years of age. Show Answer
True!
A smoker’s risk of heart attack is 40 times greater and the risk of stroke is 22 times greater than that of a nonsmoker while on a combination estrogen/progestin oral contraceptive.
Hormonal birth control can cause infertility. Show Answer
False!
Research refutes the idea that hormonal birth control causes infertility or fetal malformation of future pregnancies.
Emergency Contraceptives are not recommended for routine use because they are less effective than using a consistent contraceptive. Show Answer
True!
Emergency Contraception is for emergency use only and is less effective than regular birth control use. It is strongly recommended that a consistent method of birth control be used. The EC pill can now be purchased over the counter at Student Health Service and other drug stores.
Taking multiple birth control pills is the same as taking Emergency Contraception. Show Answer
False!
Birth control pills vary in dosage. Therefore, it is dangerous to assume that one is taking a dosage equivalent to the Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP).
Emergency Contraception is effective up to 5 days (120 hours) after unprotected intercourse. Show Answer
True!
The sooner it is taken the better: the effectiveness rate decreases the longer time has lapsed but can be effective up to 5 days after unprotected intercourse.
Emergency Contraception causes abortion. Show Answer
False!
ECPs should not be mistaken for the medical abortion pill RU-486. ECPs will not have any adverse effects on an established pregnancy and will not induce abortion.
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