Methods of Contraception
· Read the scenarios and answer the questions that follow.
o Tina and Dan are considering various birth control methods. They are a newlymarried couple who practiced abstinence before marriage and plan on starting their family within a year.
· Choose possible methods of contraception for the couple and discuss the advantages and disadvantages they would need to consider at this point in their lives.
o Linda is a young single woman with an active dating life. She chooses to be intimate only with long-term committed partners. She is wary of the risks associated with sexually transmitted infections and has decided that she does not want to be a single parent.
· Choose possible methods of contraception for Linda and discuss the advantages and disadvantages she should consider at this point in her life.
· Describe the male partner's role in choosing birth control in both of these scenarios.