Methods
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How to use it:
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Side Effects
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STD Protection
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Failure Rates (out of 100 women)
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| Birth Control Pills |
Birth Control pills taken daily as prescribed by your healthcare provider |
Nausea, headaches, acne, increased blood pressure, breast tenderness, bloating, weight gain and depression.
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NO |
5 may get pregnant |
| Depo-Provera |
Depo-Provera is an injection given by your health care provider that prevents pregnancy for three months.
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Headaches, changes your period, mood and weight gain.
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NO |
Less than 1 may get pregnant |
Lunelle
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Lunelle is an injection given by your health care provider that prevents pregnancy for one month.
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Headaches, changes your period, mood and weight gain. |
NO |
Less than 1 may get pregnant |
NuvaRing/Vaginal
Ring
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NuvaRing, or vaginal ring, is a flexible ring that is inserted into the vagina for three weeks, removed for one week, and then replaced with a new ring. The ring releases estrogen and progesterone into your body.
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Similar side effects to the pill. Women who use the vaginal ring should not smoke.
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NO |
5 may get pregnant |
Ortha Evra Patch/ Birth Control Patch
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The birth control patch is placed directly on the skin with the hormones built into the sticky side of the patch.
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Serious as well as minor side effects have been reported with the use of the Patch. Serious risks, which can be
life threatening, include blood clots, stroke and heart attacks and are increased if you smoke cigarettes. |
NO |
5 may get pregnant |
IUD
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The IUD is a small plastic device containing copper or homones and is inserted into the uterus by a medical professional. The IUD does not stop the sperm from entering into the uterus, but rather it changes cervical mucus decreasing the probability of fertilization and it changes the lining of the uterus preventing implantation should fertilization coccur. | Cramps, bleeding, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, tear or hole in the uterus.
Click here for list of IUD side effects from Mirena.
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NO |
Less than 1 may get pregnant |
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| Method |
How to use it:
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Side Effects
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STD Protection
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Failure Rates
(per 100 women) |
| Male Condom |
The male condom is a tube of thin material (latex rubber ) that is rolled over the erect penis prior to contact with the vagina. |
Irritation & Allergic reactions |
Offers the most protection against STIs of all the barrier methods. |
11-16 may get pregnant |
| Female Condom |
The female condom is a seven-inch long pouch of polyurethane with two
flexible rings and is inserted into the vagina prior to intercourse.
the female condom covers the cervix, vaginal canal, and the immediate
area around the vagina.
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Irritation & Allergic reactions |
May give some protection against STI's |
20 may get pregnant |
| Spermicides |
Spermicides are chemicals that are designed to kill sperm. Spermicide
chemicals are available as foam, jelly, foaming tablets and vaginal
suppositories. |
Irritation, Allergic reactions, urinary tract infection |
NO |
30 may get pregnant |
| Diaphragm w/spermicide |
The diaphragm is a soft rubber dome stretched over a flexible ring; the
dome is filled with a spermicidal cream or jelly. The diaphragm is
inserted in the vagina and placed over the cervix no more than 3 hours
prior to intercourse. |
Irritation, allergic reactions and urinary tract infection |
NO |
15 may get pregnant |
| Cervical Cap | The cervical cap is a small cup made of latex rubber or plastic. The
cervical cap is filled with a spermicidal cream or jelly and inserted
into the vagina and placed over the cervix no more than 3 hours prior to
intercourse. |
Irritation, allergic reactions, and abnormal Pat test. If you keep it in place longer than 48 hrs, there is a risk of toxic shock syndrome. |
NO |
17-23 may get pregnant |
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Method
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How to use it: |
Side Effects
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STD Protection
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Failure Rates
(per 100 women)
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| Abstinence |
The voluntary refraining from sexual activity. |
NONE |
100% effective in prevention of STD Protection
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100% effective in prevention of pregnancy |
| Fertility Awareness Method |
Uses natural functions of your body and involve recording of your body
temperature and changes in your cervical mucus each day.
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NONE |
NONE |
2-20 may get pregnant
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| Withdrawal |
Involves the removal of the erect penis from the vagina prior to ejaculation. |
NONE
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NONE |
Many sources that discuss the ineffectiveness of withdrawal argue that re-ejaculate (also known as pre-cum) can contain sperm. Less effective then any other birth control method.
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Female Sterilization
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Involves the surgical closing of the fallopian tubes which carry the eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. This procedure is referred to tubal ligation.
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May not be reversed. Surgery is more complicated then male sterilization.
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NONE |
Female sterilization is "permanent birth control" if the surgery is successful.
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Male Sterilization
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Involves the surgical closing of tubes that carry sperm. This procedure is referred to as a vasectomy.
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Non-reversibile.
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NONE
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Vasectomy is a permanent sterilization technique if the surgery is successful. Reversal surgery is available, but not always effective. This procedure rejoins the cut ends of the vas deferens. In more than 70% of these cases, sperm can again be found in men's semen. However, pregnancy occurs less frequently. The earlier a reversal is performed, the better the rates are for restored fertility. |
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Method
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What is it
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How to use it
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Side Effects
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STD Protection
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Failre Rate
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Plan B
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- These are pills with hormones (either progestin alone or progestin plus estrogen) that are similar to other oral contraceptives.
- They stop the ovaries from releasing an egg or stops sperm from joining with the egg.
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- You can use these after you have unprotected sex (did not use birth control).
- You can also use these if your birth control did not work (i.e. the condom broke).
- You must swallow the pills within 72 hours of having unprotected sex.
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Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, and headache
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NO
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The current FDA-approved US product labelling states that levonorgestrel treatment can prevent 89% of expected pregnancies, and that EC (including the Yuzpe method) reduces the risk of pregnancy by at least 75%.
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