Birth Control


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 		Depo Provera Risks
The convenience of the birth control shot is accompanied by risks and side effects.
Birth Control as a Method of Family Planning
An overview of the practice of family planning through birth control, or contraception.
Depo Provera ® (DMPA)
Depo Provera® , a.k.a DMPA, is a three-month birth control shot available to women. It is important to know how this shot will affect fertility, and its side effects.
Is Nuvaring a Safe Contraceptive?
Nuvaring is a contraceptive that is used once a month and provides protection without the worry of forgetting birth control pills.
How Does the Depo Provera Shot Work?
The Depo Provera shot is a long-lasting solution for women who want an alternative to birth control pills.
Is Yaz a Safe Birth Control Pill?
Yaz is a birth control pill that has formerly claimed that it helped reduce PMS and acne. The FDA has fined Bayer, and new information is available.
Getting Pregnant While Using Birth Control
Birth control is used to prevent pregnancy but what goes wrong if a woman gets pregnant while using it?
Medical Birth Control Methods
If a woman wants to make the decision to responsibly take birth control, here is some information to help her make an informed decision.
Natural Birth Control Methods
If a woman wants to make the decision to responsibly take birth control, here is some information to help her make an informed decision.
How to Get the Morning After Pill
The morning after pill is used by women to protect them after regular contraceptives fail. Know how it works and where to get it.
Hormonal Methods of Birth Control
If a woman wants to make the decision to responsibly take birth control, here is some information to help her make an informed decision.
Barrier Methods of Birth Control
If a woman wants to make the decision to responsibly take birth control, here is some information to help her make an informed decision.
Yasmin® Birth Control Pills
Yasmin® is an oral contraceptive. Knowing how this pill works, its side effects and drug interactions are important factors.
Rising Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines
More than sex education practices, direct counseling is needed in the light of rising teenage pregnancies.
Benefits of Birth Control
With so many options, how can women find a birth control method that offers both protection from pregnancy and suits their individual needs and lifestyle choices?
Natural Family Planning
Many people know that NFP is a pill-free way of managing fertility. What they often do not realize is that NFP can be just as effective as the pill - naturally.
Natural Family Planning vs. The Rhythm Method
Whether you're planning or preventing pregnancy, Natural Family Planning has proven to be an effective and safe method in determining a woman's window of fertility.
Margaret Sanger and Birth Control
Margaret Sanger was appalled at the conditions facing married women in the late 1800s and early 1900s who were bearing too many children, ruining their health and dying.
Sex, Marriage and Birth Control
Margaret Louise Higgins saw women dying every day because of childbearing, poverty and ignorance, and decided that she would do something to help these unfortunate women.
The Lybrel Birth Control Pill
Approved last year, Wyeth's Lybrel is touted as the no period contraceptive. The FDA and manufacturer warns though that inconvenient bleeding is common.
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