Birth control

Overview

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)

• Overview of Different Methods

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child and Human Development (United States)

• What Are the Different Types of Contraception? (Infographic)

HealthLink BC

• Birth Control

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Birth Control

Medline Plus (United States)

• Birth Control and Family Planning

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Overview of Contraception

Office on Women’s Health (United States)

• Birth Control Methods (Q&A)

Santé Montréal

• Birth Control

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada

• Contraception

Victorian Government of Australia

• Contraception Choices

World Health Organization

• Family Planning / Contraception Methods

Emergency Contraception

Healthlink BC

• Emergency Contraception

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Morning-After Pill

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Emergency Contraception

My Health Alberta

• Emergency Contraception

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

• Emergency Contraception

World Health Organization

• Emergency Contraception

Hormonal Birth Control

American Academy of Family Physicians (United States)

• Depo-Provera: An Injectable Contraceptive

HealthLink BC

• Pros and Cons of Hormonal Birth Control
• What to Do about Missed or Skipped Birth Control Pills
• Hormonal Contraception and Using Other Medications at the Same Time

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Birth Control Patch
• Choosing a Birth Control Pill
• Delaying Your Period with Hormonal Birth Control
• Hormonal IUD (Mirena)
• Minipill (Progestin-Only Birth Control Pill)

Medline Plus (United States)

• Birth Control Pill

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• IUDs (Hormonal and non hormonal options)
• Quick Facts: Hormonal Methods of Birth Control

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada

• Birth Control Pill
• Contraceptive Implant
• Contraceptive Patch
• Injectable Birth Control
• Intrauterine Contraception (IUD)
• Vaginal Ring

Non-Hormonal Birth Control

American Academy of Family Physicians (United States)

• How to Use Your Diaphragm

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)

• Internal Condom Use

Government of Canada

• Safer Condom Use

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Female Condom

Medline Plus (United States)

• Condom Application (Male)

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Barrier Contraceptives
• IUDs (hormonal and nonhormonal options)

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada

• Cervical Cap
• Diaphragm
• External Condom
• Internal Condom
• Intrauterine Contraception (IUC)
• Spermicides
• Sponge

Natural Methods

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Natural Family Planning

HealthLink BC

• Fertility Awareness

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Fertility Awareness Methods of Contraception

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Basal Body Temperature for Natural Family Planning
• Cervical Mucus Method for Natural Family Planning
• Rhythm Method for Natural Family Planning
• Withdrawal Method (Coitus Interruptus)

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada

• Abstinence
• Fertility-Awareness Based Methods
• Lactational Amenorrhea (Breastfeeding)
• Withdrawal

Permanent Methods

HealthLink BC

• Tubal Ligation and Tubal Implants

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Tubal Ligation
• Vasectomy

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Permanent Contraception

My Health Alberta

• Tubal Ligation
• Vasectomy

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada

• Tubal Ligation & Tubal Occlusion
• Vasectomy

Related Topics

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• Human Papillomavirus Infection
• Infertility
• Men’s Health
• Menopause
• Menstruation
• Perinatal Loss
• Pregnancy
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Women’s Health

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