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| Cervical Cap | Cervical cap is a deep rubber cup of repeated use. The form it is similar to a hat of the seaman which fits over the cervix corresponds. Purchase of it need the instruction of the doctor. The cap covers the cervix and by that interferes with sperm to enter into a uterus and to contact with eggs.
Norm of efficiency
The typical norm of efficiency of the cervical cap for women who never had children makes 86 percent. It means, that 14 from 100 women using a cap within one year becomes pregnant women. The typical norm of efficiency for a cap at women who had children, is reduced to 71 percent. In a basis of these norms experiences on senior version FemCap of an cervical cap lay. Documentary acknowledgement of efficiency of second generation FemCap which now marketed in the United States are not present. But the manufacturer is confident higher efficiency of a new kind. It is precisely not known, though.
After birth rate cervical changes of the form of the cap can not correspond. The most usual reason of failure of an cervical cap - displacement of a cap from the cervix during sex.
 Side effects and risk for health
Side effects are infrequent. At some women probably occurrence of irritation in a vagina from spermicide, this concerns also a cap though it is rare. Risks include:
• Urinary tract infection
• Vaginal infection
• Toxic shock syndrome with prolonged use
Cervical caps may not provide protection against STDs.
How correctly to use an cervical cap
After you make the choice of the cervical cap as a method of contraception, your doctor adapts to you with one of the accessible sizes and shows you how to insert and remove the device. The cervical cap remains in a place with suction and support of the vaginal wall and includes a belt for removal. For increase of efficiency, the cervical cap is used with destruction of spermicidal cream, foam or gel. Insert the cervical cap no more, than six hours prior to sex.
Some additional helps for an insert of the cervical cap:
• Fill in a dome of one third of cap spermicide before an insert
• One hand separate lips of your vagina. Other hand clamp a frame of the cap between your big finger and an index finger.
• Move the cap to your vagina and push it as far as possible on a rear wall of the vagina. It is possible to do this standing, the maintained one foot, squatting or laying on your back.
• To understand in what place there is a cap in your cervix you can use your finger. Press the frame of the cap around cervix while you completely have not captured it.
• To be confident, that you cervix is covered completely, check up position of the cap by pressing its dome. Capture your finger around of the frame of the cap. You should not be capable to feel cervix outside of the cap.
Leave the cap after sex in the vagina within at least six hours and about two days.
Some women can not receive desirable satisfaction with the cervical cap because of:
• Te size or their position cervix
• Poor vaginal tone of the muscle
• An infection or, very seldom, a scar from a cut or tear in the pelvic area
If you have bleeding of any kind, including your menstrual period, is not recommended to carry the cervical cap.
Cost and availability
Cost of a cap begins approximately from 70 $. It is necessary to replace the cap every year or depending on, whether there are attributes of unfitness of the cap. Initial examination is necessary for first time for you. Cost of it, accordingly, from 50 $ up to 200 $.
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