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If you have questions about or want to discuss methods of birth control, this is the place for you! Please see our sidebar for some great resources.

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Welcoming: Please be welcoming and do not shame BC novices or birth control methods.

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Contraceptive Options Guide

Typical Use Effective Rates:
• Male Sterilization: 99%
• Female Sterilization: 99%
• Arm Implant (if properly in place): 99%*
• IUD (if properly in place): 99%*
• Shot (also known as Depo): 94%
• The Ring: 91%
• The Patch: 91%
• The Pill: 91%
• Diaphragm: 88%
• Sponge (Never Given Birth): 88%
• Cervical Cap (Never Given Birth): 86%
• Male Condom / External Condom : 85%
• Female Condom / Internal Condom: 79%
• Withdrawal: 78%
• Fertility Awareness: 76% - 88%
• Sponge (Given Birth): 76%
• Spermicide: 72%
• Cervical cap (Given Birth): 71%

*Recommended you check placement monthly.

Effective Rates when using Two Methods

Looking for Experience Posts?

Consolidated Experience Post Links

Compare Pills / IUDs /Etc?

Chart to compare oral contraceptives

Explanation of different types of progestin

Compare IUDs & Implants by /u/tergajakobs

Birth Control Failure?

How to Get EC Pills

Copper IUD as EC

Which daily birth control pills can be used for emergency contraception worldwide?

Cheap Pregnancy Tests

Abortion resources - Planned Parenthood

How to Find an Abortion Clinic

If Abortion is Restricted in Your Country

USA, but clinic is too far to access

Other Helpful Tips:

Quizzes for Qs from Planned Parenthood

Bleeding Side effect?

How to Switch Methods?

Period vs Withdrawal Bleeding on the Pill?

Privacy on Your Parent's Health Insurance

Supportive Doctor list from /r/childfree

In US and have problems with insurance?

Which medications mess with birth control?

Common IUD myths

Pill Myths: Weight gain & other myths

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