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- A contraceptive is any drug, device, or
- technique that prevents pregnancy.
- The contraceptive pill (the Pill) contains
- female hormones that interfere with egg
- production or the first stage of pregnancy.
- The `morning-after' pill can be taken up to
- 72 hours after unprotected intercourse.
- Barrier contraceptives include condoms
- and diaphragms, also called caps or Dutch
- caps, they prevent the sperm entering the
- cervix (neck of the womb).
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- Subject by: Mervin Dykes
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