Current Contraceptive Choices

While searching on this topic, I found several decent sites. However, the most comprehensive that I found were the pages from Planned Parenthood. On these pages you can find information on everything from continuous abstinence and Natural Family Planning to IUDs and the Pill. It gives the advantages and disadvantages of each method (and they all have some of each), but it doesn't try to advocate for or against any given method. The comparison of effectiveness is pretty straight forward. Over all, it gives a balanced, "here's the info, now you decide what will work in best your life" approach. Your body, your choice.

Here's the disclaimer:

Eighty-five percent of women who use no contraceptives during vaginal intercourse become pregnant each year. The only guarantee against pregnancy is not having vaginal intercourse. Other contraceptive methods can greatly reduce the risk of pregnancy during vaginal intercourse.

Your contraceptive needs may change throughout your life. To decide which method to use now, you need to know

* How well will it fit into your lifestyle?
* How convenient will it be?
* How effective will it be?
* How safe will it be?
* How affordable will it be?
* How reversible will it be?
* Will it protect against sexually transmitted infections?

We hope this information can help you decide…

Some people, of course, have a problem with that.

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