Get the Straight Goods on Birth Control

Before you choose your birth control method with the help of your doctor, learn some useful information to help you make your decision.

  • Ortho Evra Patch: Ortho-Evra is currently the only birth control patch approved for use in the United States...

  • Ortho-Tricyclen: As use of birth control pills go, Ortho Tricyclen is currently one of the most popular on the market...

  • Plan-B: Of course, not everyone feels Plan B is a "back-up" or anything resembling birth control because it potentially destroys a fertilized egg which would grow into a baby.

  • Today Contraceptive Sponge: And so, with FDA approval of their own production facilities, Allendale released Today Sponge to the market once more...

  • Seasonale Birth Control: Seasonale is a "mid-way" product between the bother of taking pills every day (which you still do), and the bother of a period every 21 days.

  • Yasmin Birth Control: The difference with this one, is the use of Drospirenone, a synthetic form of progesterone, which counteracts water retention, and thus is helpful with the symptoms of PMS.

  • Depo Provera: This is a hormonal form of birth control that is administered via injection about every 3 months and keeps women from ovulating, thus preventing pregnancy.

  • Cervical Cap: barrier form of birth control that is placed on the cervix and forms a tight seal, preventing sperm from penetrating.