Contraception measures may incapacitate sperm, block their way to the
egg, prevent the release of eggs, or prevent the fertilized egg from implanting
successfully.
| NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal and community health Grades 9-12, page 197 Sexuality is basic to the physical, mental, and social development of humans. Students should understand that human sexuality involves biological functions, psychological motives, and cultural, ethnic, religious, and technological influences. Sex is a basic and powerful force that has consequences to individuals' health and to society. Students should understand various methods of controlling the reproduction process and that each method has a different type of effectiveness and different health and social consequences. |