Contraception
Pregnancy
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23 марта 2021

What Is the Pearl Index and How Does It Help Avoid Unwanted Pregnancy?

What Is the Pearl Index and How Does It Help Avoid Unwanted Pregnancy?
What Is the Pearl Index and How Does It Help Avoid Unwanted Pregnancy?
Contraception
Pregnancy
Sex

23 марта 2021

What Is the Pearl Index and How Does It Help Avoid Unwanted Pregnancy?

The Pearl Index describes the effectiveness of different methods of protection. The numerical index is the number of pregnancies per 100 women. Individual characteristics including age, hormonal status, and general health are not taken into account when calculating the index. ## What is the Pearl Index of the most popular means of contraception? - Condoms: 2–18. In other words, between 2 and 18 out of 100 women got pregnant despite using it - Intrauterine devices: 0.9–3 - Interrupted intercourse: 4–22 - Calendar method: 0.4–24 - Hormonal contraceptives: 0.1–9 - Injections, implants, intrauterine ring: 0.1–3

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