| Saturday, June 27, 2009 |
| Tips on Using a Cervical Cap |
Contraceptive use has gotten to be more or less fool proof. The variety of options are really based on the needs of the patient; you have birth control pills or injections, condoms, IUDs. A cervical cap along with spermicidal gel is a convenient and cheaper way to make sure you won't get pregnant until the time you want to be. While you need to consult with your physician first, this is a simple guide to the usage of the cervical cap.
Filling the cap. Prior to introducing the cap inside the genital area, ensure that it contains spermicide. Spermicide is another protection that can be used for the purpose of birth control, if any sperm should pass it then spermicide will kill any that comes in contact with it. You must always be sure to use the cap as well as the spermicide. It should be filled to a depth of 1/3 with spermicide.
Make yourself comfortable. We might as well admit that the next part of the process is hardly graceful. This is merely something females have to get over if we are to utilize this method of contraception. Position yourself where you'll be able to touch your private parts. You might try laying flat and face up with legs spread wide, or assume a semi-squatting pose. Now you can't have any clothes on the lower half of your body.
Your labia should be separated. Assume a convenient stance and slide aside your labia with your hand. The vaginal openings are protected by covering thick skin known as lips of vagina. To be able to insert your cervical cap, these should be separated.
Locate the area of your cervix. Although you might be a novice at this, your next step is to locate the area of your cervix. For those that do not already know, the cervix is at the very top of the vagina. Before you do anything else, wash your hands. Next place a couple of fingers within your vaginal canal, inserting them as deep as possible. There should come a point where you make contact with a smooth, curved place at the head of the vagina. It is your cervix.
The next step is insertion and placement of the cervical cap. It must be inserted directly over your cervix in order for it to be used properly. After you know where it is, you can put the it into the vagina. To achieve this, make sure the labia are spread apart with one hand allowing room for the other hand to reach inside. While holding the cervical cap, squeeze it together. Holding it with the dome side facing downward, insert it within your vaginal canal. Insert it as deeply as possibly, to the point that it reaches your cervix. Place the it right over the area of your cervix. It is necessary to press on the edge to ensure that it rests snugly on the cervix. Next, you will need to fashion a suction to keep the cervical cap from coming loose during sexual relations by pinching the end of it and twisting.
Verify that it fits properly. As soon as you have put the cap on top of your cervix correctly, you ought to make sure that you have done so in the right way. The cervix must be completely covered - you can determine this by running your finger around the cervical cap in its entirety. There shouldn't be any free space between your cervix and cervical gap when you feel there. |
| posted by Healthy Life @ 9:40 AM |
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