Birth Control Methods

Answers to frequently asked questions about choices in contraceptives

Adapted by Tracee Cornforth

• What is the best birth control?
• What are barrier methods?
• Are there any contraceptive creams or lotions?
• How does the Pill work and why is it so popular?
• Is the Pill safe? What are some of the associated risks?
• Does the Pill cause cancer?
• What is the "morning after" pill?
• I heard of something called the minipill; what is that?
• What are birth control shots?
• What is Norplant?
• What is the IUD?
• What are the possible health risks from IUD?
• Is there any sort of family planning or birth control where you don’t have to take pills, apply any products, or receive any implants or injections?
• How effective is withdrawal as a birth control method?
• Is there any permanent birth control?
• If I use any birth control, does that protect me from HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and from sexually transmitted disease (STDs)?

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Adapted from the United States Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services

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