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An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small T-shaped object that is inserted into (and eventually removed from) the uterus…
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Many people use the motto: “Safer sex or no sex!” While this can be the most protective way to look at using condoms,…
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To get some forms of birth control—like the Pill, Depo-Provera (the Shot), NuvaRing (the Ring) and Ortho Evra (the Patch)—you…
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Seasonale, Seasonique and LoSeasonique are the brand names of FDA-approved birth control pills that allow you to only…
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Deciding which method of birth control to use is a very personal decision. Birth control and sexually transmitted disease…
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Spermicide is a chemical that kills sperm; this prevents fertilization of an egg. Spermicide comes on some condoms (be…
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The birth control or contraceptive patch—also known as “the Patch”—is a thin, smooth beige patch that looks like…
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The NuvaRing or “the Ring” is a flexible plastic ring that you insert into the vagina for three weeks each month to…
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