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How Long Does It Take For Birth Control To Take Effect
I don't want to get pregnant...What are my birth control options?
There is a lot of talk about teenage unwanted pregnancies. Yet, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy in Washington D.C., the majority of unplanned pregnancies and abortions are actually occurring among women in their 20s. And 4 in 10 of those unwanted pregnancies are happening to twenty plus year old women who have some college education. For some having the baby is the only alternative, whether or not the consequences of this decision may have long te...
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Expert & Community Posts
Your Guide To Choosing Birth Control
By Amy Hendel , Health ExpertYou are off to the doctor to discuss birth control, and depending on your age, your health and... Read more »
Birth Control for Women over 30
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...don't want to ever get pregnant - there's a choice of birth control that's a good fit for your... Read more »
Anti-Acne Prescription Medications
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...are pregnant should not use these ingredients and birth control must be used while on this... Read more »
Teens, Sex and Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...next very relevant concern for all teens is sex, birth control, and protection from sexually... Read more »
I Want a Barrier (Method)
By Amy Hendel , Health ExpertBarrier methods of birth control typically include the condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, and... Read more »
Health Guide
What You Need to Know About Birth Control
...evenly divided between intended and unintended (no contraception or failed contraception). If no birth control is used, there is a 25% chance that intercourse will result in a pregnancy. So if... Read more »Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception is a method of birth control that can be used within 3 days of sexual intercourse. Alternative Names Morning-after pill; Postcoital contraception;... Read more »Sterilization surgery -- making a decision
...procedure can occasionally be reversed, tubal ligation and vasectomy must be considered a permanent form of birth control. There are other effective andlong term birth control options that are... Read more »Over-the-counter birth control
Alternative Names Birth control - over the counter; Contraceptives - over the counter Information Birth control methods are used during sex to avoid... Read more »Birth control and family planning
Which form of birth control you choose depends on a number of different factors, including yourhealth,how often you have sex,and whether or not you want children. Alternative... Read more »Images
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