Birth control, also known as contraception, is designed to prevent pregnancy. People have used birth control methods for thousands of years. All of us who need birth control want to find the method that is best for us. If you're trying to choose, learning about each method may help you make your decision. Today, we have many safe and effective birth control methods available to us.
Natural Family Planning: Natural family planning (NFP) is fertility awareness, which is simply knowledge of a couple's fertility. It is a means of reading the body's signs of fertility and infertility.
Female condom: This condom is worn by the woman inside her vagina. It keeps sperm from getting into her body. It is made of thin, flexible, manmade rubber and is packaged with a lubricant.
Male condom: Male condoms are a thin sheath placed over an erect penis to keep sperm from entering a woman's body. Condoms can be made of latex, polyurethane, or "natural/lambskin". Condoms work best when used with a vaginal spermicide, which kills the sperm. And you need to use a new condom with each sex act.
Morning After-Pill: Accidents happen — that's why we have emergency contraception (the morning-after pill). The normal menstrual cycle is altered, delaying ovulation; or ovulation is inhibited, meaning the egg will not be released from the ovary.
