This document provides an overview of various birth control methods, including barrier methods like condoms and diaphragms, hormonal methods like pills and IUDs, and permanent sterilization. It describes how each method works to prevent pregnancy, effectiveness rates, costs, and other factors to consider. A range of options are presented, from barrier methods used during intercourse to long-acting reversible contraceptives like IUDs and implants, providing women with information to choose the best method for their needs and lifestyle.

1. BIRTH CONTROL METHODS

2. What are birth control methods?
• Ways to prevent pregnancy

3. What are the different types of birth
control methods?
• Barrier: blocks pregnancy
• Hormone: man made hormones
• Intrauterine devices: inserted inside the
uterus
• sterilization: not allowing egg and sperm to
meet
• Based on information

4. Barrier methods
• Female condom
• Male condom
• Cervical cap
• Spermicides: kills sperm
• Diaphragm
• Sponge

6. Diaphragm

7. Sponge
• Foam sponge
• Inserted in vagina
• Only able to use once
• Package of 3 costs $9 - $15

8. Female and male condom
Usually made of latex or polyurethane
Do not allow fluids to mix (prevents STD transmission also)
97% effective
Good:
- buy almost anywhere
- easy to use
-easy to carry
-protects against STD’s
Not so good:
-break
- “less pleasure”
-allergic to latex
- irritation from spermicide
-

9. Hormonal methods
• Combined pill
• Mini-pill
• Depo-provera shot
• Patch
• Nuva-ring

10. Depo-provera shot
• 1 shot every 3 months by a physician
• $35 - $100 per injection
• Need Rx

11. NuvaRing (Vaginal ring)
• 1 ring left in vagina for 3 weeks
• $15-$80 month
• Need Rx

12. The patch
• New patch placed on skin once a week for
3 weeks
– No patch worn during menstrual cycle

13. Intrauterine device “IUD”
• Mirena
• Paragard
– Doesn’t allow sperm to swim
– Hormonal IUD’s does not allow egg to be
released from ovary
– Progestin prevents pregnancy by thickening
the cervical mucus

14. Birth control implant (implanon
and Nexplanon)
• Match stick rod inserted into the arm
• Inserted by health care provider
• $400- $800, lasts 3 years
• How it works:
– Progestin in birth control keeps eggs from
leavin ovary
– Cervical mucus thickens

15. Sterilization
• Tubal ligation (females)
• Vasectomy (males)

16. Methods based on information
• Abstinence (no sex)
• Withdrawal (pulling out)
• Natural family planning

17. Method Affectiveness
Pills 95%
Cervical Cap 80%
Depo shot 80%
Patch 95-99%
Nuva Ring 95-99%
Diaphragm 80%
Emergency Contr. 79-85%
Female condom 79%
IUD 96%
Male Condom 86%
Spermicide 74%
Tubal Sterilization 99.9%
Vasectomy 99.9%

18. Emergency Contraceptive
Pill
AKA
-Morning after pill
-Plan B
Within 120 hours (5 days)