Birth Control Reproductive Health

Birth Control Reproductive Health

Birth control is also known as contraception. It refers to the prevention of a pregnancy following sexual intercourse, and may involve physical barriers, hormonal manipulation, or surgical intervention. (Some people also include abortion and abstinence.)Contraception can be a controversial issue in terms of politics, religion and ethics.

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Contraception factsheet from BUPA - Concise factsheet explaining effective methods of contraception, from the UK health insurance firm. Covers pills, male and female condoms, injectables, implants, diaphragms and caps, IUDs and intrauterine systems, sterilization, natural methods, and emerg
Contraceptive Guide - By Mary Jane Bovo, MD. Overview of methods of birth control currently available, with cost, failure rate, correct usage, advantages and disadvantages of each.
Birth Control Guide - Discusses use and failure rates of condoms, the pill, depo-provera, and natural methods, and includes a question and answer bulletin board. Also provides instructions for condom use and fertility charting.
SoYouWanna pick a method of birth control? - Review of primary methods of birth control.
Contraception Online - Professional articles, patient education materials, and continuing medical education courses covering birth control methods, recommendations and contraindications, and recent developments in the field.
Contraceptive Research and Development (CONRAD) Program - Objective is development of new or improved contraceptive methods that are safe, effective, acceptable, and suitable for use in the US and developing countries.
Contraception.net - Organon International, manufacturer of oral contraceptives, hormonal implants, and vaginal rings, provides information about these and other methods of contraception.
Young Women's Health: Contraception and Birth Control - Information for teens covers different contraceptive methods, abstinence, and "mythical methods of birth control." Center for Young Women's Health, Children's Hospital Boston.
Feminist Women's Health Center - Complete descriptions of every method of birth control available in the USA, birth control comparison chart. How a woman's menstrual cycle works and when she is most likely to get pregnant.
Male Contraceptives - Information about experimental male contraceptives, particularly non-hormonal methods, and what you can do to encourage more research.
Male Contraception Using Testicular Heating - Results from the literature and from self-experimentation on the use of testicular heating as a birth control method.
Family Health International - FHI works to improve reproductive health around the world by increasing the number of safe, effective, acceptable and affordable contraceptive methods to ensure that women and men achieve their desired number and spacing of children.
Various Methods of Birth Control - A personally maintained site that explores virtually all methods of contraception and their pros and cons. Includes reports of personal experiences.
Allexperts Birth Control - Volunteers answer your detailed one-on-one questions about birth control for free. Answers confidential.
CBCA: Birth Control - A guide to contraceptive methods available in Canada.
Family Planning - A review of contraceptive methods available worldwide and choosing the right method for you.
DrDonnica.com - Discussed contraceptive choices, benefits and risks of birth control pill and possible connections between birth control and breast cancer.
Contraceptive Methods - Information on the currently available male and female contraceptive methods, including reference material and training tools, such as presentation graphics with trainer notes.
Healthlink - Update on Contraception: Traditional, Barrier and Surgical Methods - Overview of several methods of birth control, including abstinence, withdrawal, fertility awareness, male and female condoms, sponge, cervical cap, diaphragm, and sterilization.
MedlinePlus: Birth Control - News, overviews, conditions, issues, research, and statistics.
AnnRose's Ultimate Birth Control Links - Links to family planning choices including abstinence, condoms, diaphragm, hormonal implants, injections, IUD, tubal sterilization, the Pill, emergency contraception, vasectomy and how to choose.
Choosing a Contraceptive - Information on birth control methods, by Dr. Robert Hatcher of Emory University.
Birth Control Methods - Information to help decide which type of contraception is best for you and your partner. Includes descriptions of different methods and personal anecdotes. From King County, Washington, Health Department.
About Birth Control: What You Need to Know - Articles cover the basics of birth control.
Birth Control Survey Results - Results of an international survey of preferred birth control methods conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide.
Region VIII Family Planning Training - A resource intended for Title X and non-Title X family planning providers in PHS Region VIII. (Denver, CO)
Sexuality and Contraception When Approaching Menopause - Advice for women in pre-menopause about the continuing need for contraception and special concerns they may have in selecting a method to use, from Women's Health Queensland Wide.
eMedicine Health - Pregnancy and Reproduction - Section includes plenty of information on the strengths and limitations of the major forms of birth control.
Birth Control Contraceptives Choices - Annotated collection of links to sites about contraception in general and specific contraceptive methods. From About.com.

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