Contraceptive: Difference between revisions
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These are convenient methods but carry a failure rate of up to 25%. With this, pregnancy can be prevented by using one or more of the following: | These are convenient methods but carry a failure rate of up to 25%. With this, pregnancy can be prevented by using one or more of the following: | ||
'''1. Abstinence method:''' | '''1. Abstinence method:''' | ||
Ayurveda literature emphasises the regulated sexual life or abstinence as the best method of contraception. It is one of the three major pillars for sustenance of life. [ref. Ashtanga hridaya] | Ayurveda literature emphasises the regulated sexual life or abstinence as the best method of contraception. It is one of the three major pillars for sustenance of life. [ref. Ashtanga hridaya] | ||