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contraception_wb3.sPubDate = "12/10/2003 2:01:16 AM GMT";
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contraception_wb3[i++] = new Array("","Reality female condom","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "Sold without a prescription, it is a lubricated polyurethane sheath that is slipped, closed-end first, into the vagina. The open end remains outside, partially covering the labia.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "Available by prescription and sized by a health professional for proper fit. Women apply a spermicide before inserting it until the dome-shaped disk covers the cervix.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "Available by prescription and sized and used similarly to a diaphragm.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "A contraceptive hormone injection given by a health professional every three months.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "T-shaped devices inserted into the uterus by a health professional. Three are sold in the United States. The Paragard works for up to 10 years while the Progestasert is replaced yearly. The newest IUD, called Mirena, works for up to five years.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "Available without prescription in foam, cream, jelly, film, suppository or tablet forms.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "A collection of morning after pills and a pregnancy test. This emergency contraception may prevent pregnancy up to three days after unprotected sex. High doses of birth control pills have been prescribed for years as emergency contraception, but kits that specifically advertise the use were approved just last year.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "A contraceptive hormone injection given by a health professional every month.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "A flexible polymer vaginal ring that a woman wears three weeks a month to prevent pregnancy. It releases a continuous low dose of a combination of estrogen and progestin hormones.";

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contraception_wb3[i-1].body = "Essure is a tiny, spring-like device that is inserted into a woman's fallopian tubes where it causes scar tissue to grow and permanently plug the tubes.";

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