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According to 2015 data, the most common form of contraception in Georgia was found to be condoms (used by 14.4% of Georgian women who are married or in unions). This was followed by IUDs (13.2%), withdrawal/pull-out method (9%) and the rhythm method (6%). Generally speaking, birth control pills were less popular, as they were found to be used by only 4.3% of the surveyed women. There were also comparatively low rates of usage of female sterilization (3.1%), vaginal barrier methods (1.6%), contraceptive injectables (0.1%) and male sterilization (0.1%). There was found to be practically no usage of contraceptive implants (0.0%) at that time.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | According to 2015 data, the most common form of contraception in Georgia was found to be condoms (used by 14.4% of Georgian women who are married or in unions). This was followed by IUDs (13.2%), withdrawal/pull-out method (9%) and the rhythm method (6%). Generally speaking, birth control pills were less popular, as they were found to be used by only 4.3% of the surveyed women. There were also comparatively low rates of usage of female sterilization (3.1%), vaginal barrier methods (1.6%), contraceptive injectables (0.1%) and male sterilization (0.1%). There was found to be practically no usage of contraceptive implants (0.0%) at that time.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
There are a few potential reasons why Georgian women use contraceptives at lower rates than their neighbors. For years, Georgia had insufficient contraceptive | There are a few potential reasons why Georgian women use contraceptives at lower rates than their neighbors. For years, Georgia had insufficient contraceptive availability family planning resources for women in the country.<ref>[https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/reports/abortion-and-contraception-georgia-and-kazakhstan Abortion and Contraception in Georgia and Kazakhstan]</ref> Furthermore, Georgia remained a relatively conservative country during the Soviet era, maintaining the longstanding belief that women should remain virgins until marraige. After they married, they lived in homes that included a large extended family of potentially three or four generations,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=61RhUZYRcz0C&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=georgia+country+religion+contraceptives&source=bl&ots=oplfCa1DMm&sig=U8E1NnEQqBFY602AEP7Cv9krNao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik5-LghIjZAhVQ3WMKHd_nBdg4ChDoATAFegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=georgia%20country%20religion%20contraceptives&f=false Central and Eastern Europe in Transition]</ref> and they were then typically expected to begin childrearing. Finally, many Orthodox priests have urged women to steer clear from birth control, and while many Georgians aren't extremely religious, other Georgians may have followed this advice.<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-sex-selection-abortion/24979979.html Georgians Wrestle With Abortion Issue As Gender Imbalance Grows]</ref> This ultimately lead to many women seeking out abortions, due to the lack of family planning measures that they followed prior to pregnancy. As of 2017, there are 1.76 children born per woman, on average, in Georgia.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2127.html CIA World Factbook - FIELD LISTING :: TOTAL FERTILITY RATE]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||