ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯤꯡ / ꯗꯣꯎꯆꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯗ꯭ꯔꯥ? ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯂꯁꯤ!

ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯕꯤꯔꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯎꯕꯤꯔꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ( Vaginal Cleaning ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ Douching ) ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ Pregnancy ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯃꯁꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯚꯤꯅꯦꯒꯥꯔ, ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯄꯣꯟ, ꯀꯩꯊꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯤꯕꯥ vaginal cleansers , ꯌꯣꯒꯔ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ‍ ( "ꯑꯐꯕꯥ" ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ probiotics ) ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ, ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯔꯥ? ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯥꯡ-ꯑꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯔꯥ? ꯉꯁꯤ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯅꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯗꯅꯥ꯫

" Vaginal Cleaning / Douching " ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯤꯅꯣ?

ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯕꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯛꯌꯨꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ Vagina ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡ ( douche bags ) ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯀꯌꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯂꯀꯄꯥ Sperm ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ "ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ" ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯤꯛ-ꯃꯇꯥꯏ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯨ ꯊꯥꯖꯩ꯫

ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯅꯣ? ꯑꯁꯦꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ!

ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯀꯌꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯏ꯫ Douching ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯗꯦ! ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ:

1. Sperm ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯨꯄꯔ-ꯐꯥꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯖꯔꯣꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯖꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯇꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜꯂꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜꯂꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯈ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯆꯪꯂꯀꯏ꯫ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯗꯤ Cervix ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ Uterus ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ , Fallopian Tube ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ Ovum ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯉꯆꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯤꯠ ꯈꯔꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯆꯪꯏ! ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ ꯁꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, "ꯑꯣꯍ, ꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯋꯥꯁꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ" ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯟꯊꯨꯡꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯂꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯔꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ (ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯁꯨ!)꯫
2. ꯗꯣꯎꯆꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯔꯝ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ!: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯅꯤꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯛꯌꯨꯏꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯗꯥ ( douching ) ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯂꯤꯛꯌꯨꯏꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ, ꯏꯎꯇꯦꯔꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯃꯛ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ!

ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯏ, ꯅꯠꯇꯦ? ꯗꯣꯎꯆꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯗꯣꯎꯆꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯅꯤꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ!

ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯅꯤꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯗꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ Douching ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥꯡ-ꯑꯇꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

• ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤ: ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ, "ꯑꯐꯕꯥ" Lactobacilli (ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ) ꯂꯥꯈ ꯀꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯌꯨꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ pH ꯔꯤꯒꯨꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯐꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ "ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ" ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯎꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯃꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯡꯁꯤꯅꯈꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯐꯦꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯏ:
  • Bacterial Vaginosis ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯣꯁꯤꯁ (BV): ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯍꯤꯛ-ꯃꯇꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯚꯦꯖꯦꯅꯥꯏꯜ ꯗꯤꯁꯆꯥꯔꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯁꯣꯛ-ꯄꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯎꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ BV .
  • ꯌꯦꯔꯨꯃꯒꯤ Yeast Infections ( Candidiasis ): ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯧꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯜ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯩꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯉ꯭ꯒꯣꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯨꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ Candida
  • ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ꯗꯤꯖꯤꯖ (PID): ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯅꯤꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯎꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯔꯚꯤꯛꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯎꯇꯦꯔꯥꯁ, ꯐꯦꯂꯣꯄꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇꯤꯎꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯐꯦꯛꯁꯟ ( PID ) ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ PID ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯥꯕꯥ, ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯥ (ꯑꯉꯥꯡ ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯥ), ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯣꯄꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯒꯅꯦꯟꯁꯤ (ꯏꯎꯇꯦꯔꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ)ꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯅꯤꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ:ꯁꯥꯄꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯚꯤꯅꯦꯒꯥꯔꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯃꯤꯀꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯤꯟ-ꯃꯅꯥꯑꯣ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ, ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯏꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯎꯞꯄꯅꯤ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯏꯅꯐꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ (ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯨꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯕꯥ) ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯗꯣꯎꯆꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯃꯒꯅꯤ, "ꯑꯩ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯐꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯦ꯫" ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯠꯆꯤꯜꯂꯛꯇꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯦꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯊꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯆꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ! ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ (vulva)ꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯄꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤ?

ꯅꯍꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯁꯟꯗꯨꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯁꯤ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯨꯅꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯩꯊꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯍꯣꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯈꯤ꯫ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯔꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯃꯩꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯀꯄꯥ, ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯈꯤ꯫ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯂꯀꯈꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯋꯥꯁꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯈꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯈꯤ꯫

ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯒꯦ?

ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯂꯦ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯗꯧꯆꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ, ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯕꯥ Reliable Birth Control Methods ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯦꯊꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ ꯈꯔꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ:

• ꯍꯣꯔꯃꯣꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧꯁꯤꯡ: Birth Control Pills ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯄꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤꯟ ꯄꯦꯆꯁꯤꯡ, ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍꯣꯔꯃꯣꯟ ꯏꯅꯖꯦꯀꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ Contraceptive Implants ꯏꯃꯞꯂꯥꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫
• ꯏꯟꯠꯔꯥꯎꯇꯦꯔꯥꯏꯟ Intrauterine Devices (IUDs): ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯦꯊꯗꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• Condoms : ꯅꯨꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯗꯣꯝ꯫

ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯀꯟꯗꯣꯃꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ!

Condoms ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯨꯑꯦꯜꯂꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯃꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯥꯌꯅꯥꯁꯤꯡ ( STDs ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ STIs )ꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯅꯤ꯫ Dual Protection ꯕꯔꯊ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯄꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ IUD STDs STDs ꯑꯦꯅꯥꯜ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯗꯣꯝ, finger condoms ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ dental dams ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯚꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

꯱꯰꯰% ꯒ꯭ꯌꯥꯔꯦꯟꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ: Abstinence

ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ STDs ꯱꯰꯰% ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯌꯥꯔꯦꯟꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯗꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯇꯒꯤ Abstinence ꯃꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯆꯌꯦꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ!

ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ (ꯃꯍꯤꯛ-ꯃꯇꯥꯏ, ꯗꯤꯁꯆꯥꯔꯖ, ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ) ꯎꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯕꯔꯊ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯪꯅꯤꯡꯂꯕꯗꯤ, STD Family Health Midwife ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯒꯤ Sexual Health Clinics ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯦꯃꯤꯂꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯅꯤꯡ Family Planning Association ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯕꯤꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛ-ꯍꯣꯝ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ꯫

ꯑꯣꯀꯦ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯉꯁꯤ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ:

• Vaginal Cleaning / Douching Pregnancy ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯦ . Sperm ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ!
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯣꯎꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯂꯊꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯥꯡ-ꯑꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯅꯤꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯐꯦꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ( Pelvic Infection ) ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯥ ꯃꯊꯟꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ Birth Control Methods ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯦꯊꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯗꯤ.ꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯨꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯅꯛꯌꯨꯏꯟꯇꯔ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ Condoms ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫
• ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯨꯑꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯂꯊꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯆꯔꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯐꯣꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯂꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ!

ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯤꯡ, ꯗꯣꯎꯆꯤꯡ, ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯨꯑꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯂꯊ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯔꯝ, ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯏꯅꯐꯦꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ, ꯚꯦꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯤꯡ, ꯗꯣꯎꯆꯤꯡ, ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ, ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯗꯤ