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  • 51Condom — Although the word condom usually refers to the male condom, there is also a female condom. Both male and female condoms are barrier methods of contraception. Male condoms: The male condom is a sheath placed over the erect penis before penetration …

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  • 52Condom, male — The male condom is a sheath placed over the erect penis before penetration, preventing pregnancy by blocking the passage of sperm. It is a barrier method of contraception. A condom can be used only once. Although some condoms have spermicide… …

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  • 53Male condom — The male condom is a sheath placed over the erect penis before penetration, preventing pregnancy by blocking the passage of sperm. It is a barrier method of contraception. A condom can be used only once. Although some condoms have spermicide… …

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  • 54Natural family planning — Also known as fertility awareness, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman s menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier method (such as a condom …

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  • 55Periodic abstinence — Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and the rhythm method, this approach entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman s menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier method (such as a… …

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  • 56contraceptive — [n] birth control method armor, barrier method, coil, condom, diaphragm, foam, hormone, intrauterine device, IUD, jelly, loop, pill, planned parenthood, preventative, preventive medicine, prophylactic, rhythm method, ring, rubber, safety, shield …

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  • 57Abstinence, periodic — Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and the rhythm method, this approach entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman s menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier method (such as a… …

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  • 58Family planning, natural — Also known as fertility awareness, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman s menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier method (such as a condom …

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  • 59Fertility awareness — Also known as natural family planning, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman s menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier method (such as a… …

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  • 60Cilk — Paradigm(s) imperative (procedural), structured, parallel Appeared in 1994 Designed by MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Developer Intel …

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