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The Patch: For Women Who Won't Take the Pill Every Day (and Know the...

Ortho Evra, approved by the FDA in 2001, is a beige patch about the size of a matchbook that you attach to the skin of your outer arm, upper torso (but not on your breasts), abdomen, or buttock, and...

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The Ring Delivers Hormones Gradually; Then You Take It Out

The NuvaRing is a flexible plastic ring, approved by the FDA in 2001, that delivers estrogen and progestin (like the Pill). It looks a lot like one of those glow-in-the-dark bracelets you get at...

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4 New Male Contraceptives on the Way

So far there are only two birth control options for men: condoms and vasectomy. But stay tuned (in a few years) for some exciting new technologies.gt;gt;gt;1. Progestin shots plus testosterone creamgt;...

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Pills, Rings, Patches, Shots: What's New in Hormonal Birth Control

What's new in hormonal birth control is that there are so many different ways to get the stuff into your body. gt;gt;gt;gt;The gt;oral birth control pillgt; comes in many variations now, with different...

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Don't Bother Blaming the Condom (It's Usually Your Fault)

In theory, condoms are 97% effective for preventing pregnancy—that's almost as effective as the Pill. But under real-life circumstances, so many people use them incorrectly or avoid them for one reason...

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3 Reasons to Use a Condom

These days men and women are using condoms for three reasons: for birth control, to protect themselves against gt;sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)gt;, and as a backup to other birth control methods...

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What You Need to Know About the Pill, IUDs, Condoms, and Other Birth Control

gt;What Your Mother Never Told You About Sex.gt; gt;gt; gt;Q:gt; gt;If I have sex without a condom and I'm not on birth control, what's the chance I'll get pregnant?gt; gt;gt; gt;A:gt; gt;There's...

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IUDs Are the Most Popular Reversible Birth Control in the World

The new generation of intrauterine devices (IUDs) is one of the best kept secrets in birth control, according to a 2006 University of Rochester Medical Center study of American awareness. Only about 2%...

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Birth Control Is Safer Than Ever (and Sometimes It's Even Good for You)

Times have changed since women going on birth control risked the pelvic infections of the Dalkon Shield or hormones dosed perilously high. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) have been redesigned to be very...

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The Morning-After Pill Is Birth Control Backup

The morning-after pill, or gt;Plan Bgt;, was FDA-approved in 2006 to be sold without a prescription as emergency contraception. It's available at most pharmacies, but only to women over the age of 17....

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Expert Advice on How to Use Emergency Contraception

gt;gt; gt;Q:gt; gt;What is emergency contraception?gt; gt;gt; gt;A:gt; gt;Emergency contraception, sometimes also known as the morning-after pill, is a high-dose version of hormones similar to those...

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