| Term | Definition |
| condom | thin rubber barrier |
| diaphragm | dome shaped rubber barrier fits inside the vagina |
| spermicide | cream made of chemicals to kill sperm |
| combined pill | the pill made of two hormones; oestrogen and progestogen |
| progestogen only pill | the pill made of hormone progestogen |
| depo provera | an injection of one hormone - progestogen |
| IUD | intra uterine device - small plastic copper device put inside uterus |
| emergency contraception | ECP - Used in emergency after unprotected sex |
| female condom | like the male condom, only larger to fit inside the womans vagina |
| vasectomy | operation where the male has his vas deferens cut to stop sperm |
| tubal ligation | operation where woman has her fallopian tubes clipped closed |
| abstinence | not having sex |
| contraception | methods to prevent pregnancy |
| conception | the act of becoming pregnant |
| chlamydia | the silent disease - infection of lining of uterus or urethra |
| genital herpes | virus causing infection to mouth, lips or gentials |
| genital warts | small lumps in and around the vagina anus and penis |
| gonorrhoea | bacterial infection of the genitals, throat or rectum |