Lesson 16 Birth Control Methods Chart - Sfusd Health Education printable pdf download

Methods that Provide Protection from Pregnancy & Sexually Transmitted Infections: Effectiveness for All Methods Depends on Use

Work either by preventing sperm and egg from meeting or by creating a barrier between sperm and egg. Also limit sharing of body fluids for STI prevention.

 For pregnancy prevention partners

 Can decide not to have sex if you

 Can be difficult to maintain if partners

The only 100 % effective method

for preventing pregnancy and/or

agree not to have vaginal sex

feel you are not ready or when you

don’t talk about expectations regarding

 For STI prevention partners agree

STI infection, BUT ONLY if used

have no other method

sex before becoming sexually aroused

 May decide to have sex at the last

correctly and consistently.

• Free

not to have anal, vaginal and

sometimes oral sex

moment and not be protected

 Not an option if want to have sex

 Place on an erect (hard) penis,

 Protects from STIs

 Some people are allergic to latex but

85% - 98% effective

 Buy it in a drug store at any age

A close-fitting latex, polyisoprene,

leaving room at the tip for semen

there are many non-latex options

 Roll down length of penis

 Easy to use and carry

 May interrupt sex

or polyurethane covering that fits

 Use with water-based lubricants

 Can slip or break if not used correctly

over penis and catches semen.

 Can be made part of foreplay

 Use a new one for each act of

 User must be comfortable touching

Can be used during vaginal, oral

 Use only when needed

or anal sex for STI prevention.

 May help keep an erection

vaginal, anal or oral sex

penis

 Inserted before intercourse

 Protects from STIs; may give extra

 More expensive than external condoms

79% to 95% effective

 Push inner ring against cervix for

A nitrile “sheath” or tube that is

protection from HPV and herpes

but free at many clinics

 Buy it in a drug store at any age

 User must be comfortable touching

put into the vagina or anus before

vaginal sex; can remove inner ring

 Can be put in before sex

sex. Creates a barrier between

for anal sex

vagina or anus

 Outer ring remains outside the

 Outer ring may rub clitoris, which

 Can slip during sex if not used correctly

sperm and egg. Limits sharing of

body fluids.

vagina or anus

some people find pleasurable

Long-Term, “Forgettable” Methods: Over 99% Effective, regardless of how used (1 in 100 users will become pregnant within 1 year)

 3 choices: Skyla, Mirena, or

 Health provider puts it in uterus.

 Hard to detect

 Mirena and Skyla may cause spotting

 Lasts several years:

 Few health concerns

ParaGard

between periods

 Mirena and Skyla contain

 Easy to use

 ParaGard may cause slightly heavier

Skyla lasts up to 3 years

 Forgettable, always in place

hormones that prevent ovulation

Mirena lasts up to 5 years

bleeding or cramping during periods

 Doesn’t interfere with sex

& create a “plug” in cervix

ParaGard lasts up to 10 years

(pain relievers can help)

 ParaGard has no hormones;

 User checks string monthly to make

 Rarely, may slip out of uterus or push

 Mirena and Skyla may cause light or

prevents a fertilized egg from

sure it’s in place

through wall

no periods; ParaGard allows user to

 Partner may feel string

implanting

have regular periods

 Tiny, flexible rod that slowly

 Health provider places one rod

 Hard to see or feel under skin

 Causes bleeding changes; may have

 Few health concerns

releases hormones

under skin on arm

spotting or have longer periods

 Stops ovaries from releasing an

 Lasts 3 years

 Minor incision required to insert and

 Forgettable, always in place

 Doesn’t interfere with sex

egg and creates a “plug” in

remove rod

 Insertion site may be bruised and sore

 May have lighter or no periods

cervix that blocks sperm from

meeting an egg

several days after insertion

Lesson 16 Birth Control Methods Chart - Sfusd Health Education

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