CONTRACEPTION

Low Dose Birth Control pills are oral contraceptives that contain a lower dose of hormones.  Lower hormone numbers can be beneficial to some women, because it can include fewer side effects.

A highly effective form of estrogen-progestin contraception.  For women who desire a reversible, nonevent-based method of of contraception.

A small, flexible vaginal ring used as a contraceptive.  The ring is put in for 3 weeks, taken out, and a new one is put in a week later.

A contraceptive injection that contains the hormone progestin.  An injection is given every three months.  Depo-Provera typically suppresses ovulation, keeping your ovaries from releasing and egg.  It also thickens cervical mucus to keep sperm from reaching the egg.

A contraceptive implant that goes in the arm.  This small, thin, and flexible arm implant is placed discreetly under the skin of the inner, non-dominant upper arm.  It is effective for three years.

A small piece of flexible, T-shaped plastic that is placed in the uterus.  Effective for up to seven years.

A surgical procedure in which a woman's Fallopian tubes are blocked or sealed.  Both methods prevent eggs from being fertilized.  This is a permanent method of contraception.