Contraception Myths
Welcome to com301's Community Health and Wellness blog! Our purpose is to help you prevent an accident that turns into a lifetime commitment. This first post is going to be dedicated to pregnancy prevention myths. According to the Center for Disease Control and Preventing, an unintended pregnancy is defined as, " a pregnancy that is either unwanted, such as the pregnancy occurred when no children or no more children were desired", see CDC: Unintended Pregnancy . An unintended pregnancy has the potential to disrupt many life plans and events, including career and educational goals, travel plans, and family planning. What can you do to prevent an unplanned step in your life journey? According to the CDC, most unintended pregnancies are the result of a lack of education and awareness of proper prevention methods and their intended use. The most common error in contraception use is a lack of consistency in contraceptives use. Although we have progressed medically and t