Types of Birth Control

An implant is a tiny rod containing a hormone, which is injected just under the skin on your arm.

An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small contraceptive device which is inserted into the uterus.

Female condoms are a great alternative to male condoms. They might seem a bit intimidating at first, but with a practice, you will be a pro soon.

Natural family planning is a birth control method with a high failure rate. It means ways to avoid having sex when you are most fertile.

Using spermicide is a birth control method with a high failure rate. Spermicides are chemicals that kill sperm in the vagina.

A birth control sponge (also known as contraceptive sponge or the sponge) is a birth control method with a medium failure rate.

A diaphragm has a medium failure rate. It’s a soft rubber dome that fits over the cervix, blocking sperm from getting into the womb.

Sterilization is a birth control method with very low failure rate. Both men and women can be sterilized.

There are two types of birth control shots: the combined shot and the one-hormone shot.

When withdrawing, a man pulls his penis out of a woman’s vagina before he ejaculates – so that there’s no semen going into the vagina.

In general, abstinence means not having sexual intercourse (when a man inserts his penis into a woman’s vagina).

A condom is a rubber sheath that fits over the penis and stops sperm from getting into the vagina.

E-pills, also called morning-after or emergency contraception pills, are drugs you can take when you have had unprotected sex and think that you could be pregnant.