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'''Contraception''' (or '''birth control''') refers to techniques, [[drug]]s, or devices that prevent [[pregnancy|conception]]. There are many different methods, each having its own level of effectiveness and safety. One study says that hormonal birth control may be associated with depression.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/health/birth-control-depression-risk/?iid=ob_homepage_10-test_featured_pool CNN - Birth control linked to depression, new study says October 5, 2016]</ref>  The only known method that is 100% effective is [[abstinence]]. [[Abstinence]] during fertile times can take the place of artificial forms of birth control.<ref>"When a couple for serious reasons abstain from intercourse at times at which they might conceive, their abstaining is itself chosen sexual behavior, and virtuous sexual behavior because it is expressive of a recognition of the demands of the pro creative good." [http://www.linacre.org/contra.html Linacre.org]</ref>

'''Contraception''' (or '''birth control''') refers to techniques, [[drug]]s, or devices that prevent [[pregnancy|conception]]. There are many different methods, each having its own level of effectiveness and safety. According to a study in the JAMA Psychiatry journal, hormonal birth control is associated with depression.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/health/birth-control-depression-risk/?iid=ob_homepage_10-test_featured_pool CNN - Birth control linked to depression, new study says October 5, 2016]</ref>  The only known method that is 100% effective is [[abstinence]]. [[Abstinence]] during fertile times can take the place of artificial forms of birth control.<ref>"When a couple for serious reasons abstain from intercourse at times at which they might conceive, their abstaining is itself chosen sexual behavior, and virtuous sexual behavior because it is expressive of a recognition of the demands of the pro creative good." [http://www.linacre.org/contra.html Linacre.org]</ref>

==Catholic teachings on contraception==

==Catholic teachings on contraception==