Are You Using the Best Birth Control for You?

Birth Control Overview: Office of Women’s Health. (2017). Birth Control Methods. womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/birth-control-methods

Contraception Use: Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Contraceptive Use in the United States. guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/contraceptive-use-united-states#

Overall Types of Birth Control: Journal of Pharmacy Practice. (2016). “Contraceptive Methods.” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26033795/#:~:text=Hormonal%20options%20include%20oral%20contraceptive,of%20an%20egg%20by%20sperm

How to Use Patch: Mayo Clinic. (2020). Birth control patch. mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/birth-control-patch/about/pac-20384553#:~:text=Apply%20a%20new%20contraceptive%20patch,throw%20it%20in%20the%20trash

How to Use Vaginal Ring: Alabama Medicaid Agency Plan First/Family Planning Program. (2016). alabamapublichealth.gov/familyplanning/assets/factsaboutnuvaring.pdf

How to Use Shot: Options for Sexual Health. (2020).Using the Birth Control Shot. optionsforsexualhealth.org/facts/birth-control/methods/the-birth-control-shot/

STIs: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Birth Control. (2020). acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/especially-for-teens/birth-control

Barrier Method Effectiveness: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2020). Birth Control Chart. fda.gov/consumers/free-publications-women/birth-control-chart

How to Use Oral Birth Control Pill: U.S. National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus. (2015). Estrogen and Progestin (Oral Contraceptives). medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601050.html

Birth Control Effectiveness Stats: NHS. (2020). How effective is contraception at preventing pregnancy? nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/how-effective-contraception/#:~:text=Contraceptive%20pill&text=than%2099%25%20effective.-,Fewer%20than%201%20in%20100%20women%20will%20get%20pregnant%20in,get%20pregnant%20in%20a%20year

Birth Control and Fertility: Healthwise. (2020). Getting Pregnant After Stopping Birth Control. cham.org/HealthwiseArticle.aspx?id=te8132

Female Condoms: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (2018). “Female condom for preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections,” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6491300/

Male Condoms: Indian Journal of Urology. (2013). “The story of the condom,” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649591/

Contraindication for BC Pills: Planned Parenthood. (2020). How safe is the birth control pill? plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-pill/how-safe-is-the-birth-control-pill

About Implant: Mayo Clinic. Contraceptive implant. (2020). mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/contraceptive-implant/about/pac-20393619

About IUD: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2020). Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC): Intrauterine Device (IUD) and Implant. acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/contraception/long-acting-reversible-contraception-intrauterine-device-and-implant

Size of IUD: Teens Health from Nemours. (2018). The IUD. kidshealth.org/en/teens/contraception-iud.html

How Implant is Inserted: Planned Parenthood. (2020). Birth Control Implant. plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-implant-nexplanon

How IUD is Placed: Planned Parenthood. (2020). What’s an IUD insertion like? plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/iud/whats-an-iud-insertion-like

Surgery Info: Penn Medicine. (2019). 7 Things You Didn’t Know About Vasectomies. pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/health-and-wellness/2019/march/7-things-about-vasectomies#:~:text=After%20abstinence%2C%20vasectomies%20are%20considered,their%20partner%20receiving%20a%20vasectomy