barrier contraception meaning

• [Medicine]
  Methods of contraception in which physical,chemical,or biological means are used to prevent the SPERM from reaching the fertilizable OVUM.

• contraception:    Noun: contraceptio ...
• barrier:    Noun: barrier  ...
• contraception behavior:    [Medicine]Behavior ...

Examples

1. With threatening sexually transmitted infections, not least HIV, use of barrier contraception has become imperative.
2. Despite these studies, many physicians still recommend the use of barrier contraception for people taking any tetracyclines to prevent unwanted pregnancy.
3. Many women, especially those who have sex less frequently, prefer barrier contraception such as the diaphragm over methods that require some action every day.
4. Many open couples maintain rules forbidding emotional attachment, extramarital children, extramarital sex in the marital bed, extramarital sex with those known to both partners, or extramarital sex without the use of barrier contraception.
5. When the Roman Catholic Church accepts barrier contraception, feminism becomes further weakened, and a wave of pro-life legislation is passed, culminating in a new amendment to the United States Constitution that defines personhood at conception.