BIRTH CONTROL & FAMILY PLANNING

Questions to Consider

• Will you remember to use the method?
• Will you feel comfortable with the method?
• Do you want a method to protect you for a short time or a long time?
• Is the method embarrassing to you or your partner?
• Will you still use the method if it interrupts sex?
• Are you afraid of the method or its possible side effects?
• Will it protect you from Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV?

*Remember, condoms are the best protection against STIs/HIV. Condoms can be used with other methods of birth control to protect against STIs/HIV.

Your Contraceptive Choices:
Abstinence
Birth Control Pills
Cervical Cap
Condom (Male)
Condom (Female)
Depo-Provera (the "shot")
Diaphragm
Emergency Contraception
IUD
Lea’s Shield
Natural Family Planning
NuvaRing
Ortho-evra (the "patch")
Spermicides
Today’s Sponge
Vasectomy