Contraception Comparison Chart

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ROBERT LEVITT, MD
JESSICA BERGER-WEISS, MD
ADRIENNE POTTS, MD
HARTAJ POWELL, MD, MPH
COURTNEY LEVENSON, MD
ASHLEY ARTIS, MD
LAUREN CAPURATA, MSN, RN, WHNP
 
 
CONTRACEPTION COMPARISON
NAME
Advantages
Disadvantages
Efficacy
HORMONAL
 
Must   r emember   t o   t ake   d aily                                                  
Continuous   c ontraceptive  
Increased   r isk   o f   b lood   c lots,  
protection   w hen   t aken  
heart   a ttack,   s troke,   e sp.   i n  
99%   o r   g reater  
Birth   C ontrol  
correctly
smokers   o ver   3 5   y /o  
if   t aken  
Pills  
Reversible
correctly  
Rare   s ide   e ffects   i nclude:  
 
Many   n on-­‐contraceptive  
nausea,   h eadache,   b reast  
health   b enefits  
tenderness    
Must   v isit   p hysician   o ffice   f or  
injection   e very   1 2   w eeks            
DMPA    
Continuous   c ontraceptive  
Return   o f   f ertility   4 -­‐5   m onths  
protection   f or   3   m onths
after   l ast   s hot  
99%   o r   g reater  
No   n eed   t o   r emember   t o   t ake  
(Depo-­‐   P rovera  
Side   e ffects   c an   i nclude  
injection)  
daily   m edication  
irregular   m enstrual   s potting,  
headache,   m ood   c hanges    
 
Must   r emember   t o   c hange  
A   p atch   i s   a pplied   w eekly
patch   w eekly  
No   n eed   t o   r emember   t o   t ake  
Ortho   E vra  
daily   m edication
Patch   m ay   c ome   l oose  
99.7%  
(patch)  
Good   c ycle   c ontrol   ~   s ame   a s  
Similar   s ide   e ffects   a nd   r isks   a s  
birth   c ontrol   p ills
birth   c ontrol   p ills    
INSERTED HORMONAL DEVICE
 
A   s elf   a pplied   v aginal   r ing  
Ring   m ust   b e   i nserted   a nd  
inserted   f or   3   w eek   i ntervals  
removed   b y   p atient                                                      
NuvaRing    
with   o ne   w eek   o ff
99.5   %  
Similar   s ide   e ffects   a nd   r isks   a s  
No   o ther   m aintenance   n eeded  
(vaginal   r ing)  
Birth   c ontrol   p ills    
Good   c ycle   c ontrol
Same   a s   b irth   c ontrol   p ills  
Inserted   b y   p hysician   i n   a rm   i n  
Nexplanon    
Continuous   c ontraceptive  
office    
protection   f or   u p   t o   3   y ears
May   c ause   i rregular   m enses   o r  
99%  
(Inserted  
No   m aintenance   n eeded  
loss   o f   m enses    
implant   d evice)    
Non   h ormonal
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