The New Man – Contra Quiz

Contraceptive Awareness Week 2008

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1. Which of these is a contraceptive method?

1. Implant
2. Combined pill
3. Progestogen-only pill
4. IUD
5. IUS
6. Female condom
7. Male condom
8. Injection
9. Female sterilisation
10. Male sterilisation
11. Contraceptive patch
12. Natural family planning
13. Diaphragm
14. Cap

2. Contraceptive cover can be delivered in a variety of different ways. Do you know which of these are correct?

A. Small plastic rod under the skin
B. Square of material that sticks to fleshy part of body (like the bottom)
C. Metal band worn on the wrist
D. Small T-bar made from copper or plastic
E. Drops on to the tongue

3. Condoms are the second most commonly used contraceptive method after the pill.

We know condoms protect against pregnancy and most sexually transmitted infections but do you know who first started using condoms?

A. The Egyptians
B. The Romans
C. The Elizabethans
D. The Victorians

4. It’s all going well. You’ve both decided tonight is the night and the condom is there just waiting to be used.

You unwrap it, slowly put it on and then realise too late that it’s not rolling down the penis smoothly and it’s a bit difficult to unravel. After a bit of investigation you realise you have it on inside out. What do you do?

A. Take it off, turn it the right way round and put it on again.
B. Valiantly keep going, rolling against the tide, until you can’t get it on any further.
C. Throw it away and get another one.

5. Now to the technical question. How is ‘the pill’ taken?

A. A woman takes one pill containing the hormones estrogen and progestogen for 21 days. She then has a seven day break from taking it and then starts using it again by repeating the same cycle.

B. A woman takes one pill containing the hormone progestogen every day at the same time without taking any kind of break from using it.

6. If a woman is using the combined pill and misses one pill only what should she do?

A. Throw away the rest of the pills she has for the cycle and seek advice.
B. Take the missed pill immediately and carry on taking the pill as usual, it is not a problem.
C. Not have sex until she starts a new packet.
D. Trust to luck and hope she is still protected against pregnancy.

7. Which is the odd one out? Clue: it’s something to do with hormones …

A. The contraceptive patch
B. The contraceptive injection
C. The implant
D. The intra-uterine system

8. Natural family planning is the only method of contraception that involves understanding the body's own cycle as contraception.

The method doesn’t involve using any hormones or any barriers (like a condom or diaphragm). Instead a number of fertility indicators (like changes in mucus, temperature, time between and length of periods) are recorded to chart the most and least fertile times of a woman’s monthly cycle.

How effective as a method do you think it is?

A. Up to 68 per cent
B. Up to 55 per cent
C. Up to 98 per cent
D. Up to 80 per cent

9. Now you know all about the different types of contraception. But what about where to get them from and how much they cost? Do you think the following is true or false?

Free contraception is only available if I am under 25?

10. Do you know how long after unprotected sex you can take the emergency contraceptive pill – you may know it as the morning-after pill?

A. 12 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 48 hours
D. 72 hours
E. 96 hours

Answers

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