contraception• Despite the myths about reproduction and contraception, contraceptive use has increased significantly in recent years.• I didn't use any contraception.• They did not eat meat on Fridays or practice artificialcontraception.• One quarter of the former but 85 percent of the latter had discontinuedcontraception eighteen months after initial use.• Few had discussedcontraception with their boyfriends.• There was no form of contraception and many women would spend their entireadult lives pregnant and would probably die in child-birth.• Mum told me about the various forms of contraception but apart from that we didn't really talk about it.• The pill is one of the most effective methods of contraception.