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Birth Control Basics

What Works

	Condom
	Birth Control Pills
	Depo-Provera
	Diaphragm
	Cervical Cap
	Female Condom
	IUD
	Norplant
	Lunelle
	Tubal Ligation (female sterilization)
	Vasectomy (male sterilization)

Condom Cues

What Doesn't Work Well

	Rhythm Method
	Spermicide-use
	Withdrawal

What Doesn't Work At All

Think You're Pregnant?

Contraception 911

STDs

Communicating With Partner

Resources and Help

About the Guide

This guide and Web site were developed in partnership with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as part of an ongoing public education initiative on sexual health issues.

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You may think it can't happen to you but every year there are almost 3 million unintended pregnancies in this country. Among young people, the problem is especially serious. Each year nearly 1 million young women aged 15 to 19 get pregnant; that's a little more than one in every nine teenagers. Eighty percent of these pregnancies are unplanned.

Unintended pregnancy can have serious consequences for women and men, including decreased chances of finishing school, an unstable financial future, and risks for the mother's health, not to mention for the baby's health and development.

Get the facts on effective contraceptive methods--success rate, benefits, drawbacks and how to get them.

Condom

Birth Control Pills

Depo-Provera

Diaphragm

Cervical Cap

Female Condom

IUD

Norplant

Lunelle

Tubal Ligation

Vasectomy

We've got you covered with tips on how to choose, handle, put on and remove a condom.

Tips for Condom Use

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These three methods of contraception have a low success rate.
Rhythm Method Spermicide-use Withdrawal (coitus interruptus)


Find out which contraceptive methods don't work at all.
Contraceptive Methods that Don't Work


We'll tell you how to get tested and what to do once you learn the results.
What To Do If You Think You're Pregnant


If a condom breaks or you forget to take a pill, don't panic. Find out what you can do to reduce the risk of pregnancy.
Learn More About Emergency Contraception

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	Thanks to all who participated in the FFYR: Protect Yourself "Online Talk Show" hosted by SuChin Pak with Real World's Trishelle, Steven, and Leslie Kantor, a sexual health expert. Check back to view the entire discussion. Read The Transcript Now SEX, ETC Colum: Trishelle and Steven's Pregnancy Scare (December '03)