Birth Control Chart
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“Typical Use” Failure
Rate
Contraceptive
Definition
Type
(percentage of females who
Method
experience an unintended
pregnancy during the 1st year of
typical use.)
Birth Control Pill
A hormone pill taken by mouth.
Hormone
8%
(Oral
Contraceptive)
Injection
A hormone injection given every 1-3 months.
Hormone
3%
An emergency, high dose of birth control pills
Emergency
Hormone
11-25%
taken within 72 hours (three days) of sex.
Contraception
Plastic device placed inside the uterus that
Hormone/
Intrauterine
< 1%
contains copper or hormones.
Chemical
Device (IUD)
Small rod inserted under the skin of a woman
Implant
Hormone
< 1%
that releases a low dose of hormone.
Male Condom
A thin, latex or polyurethane (plastic) tube that
Barrier
21%
covers the penis.
Female Condom
A polyurethane (plastic) tube or pouch that
Barrier
21%
lines the inside of the vagina.
Cervical Cap
A small rubber or plastic cup that fits over the
Barrier
16-32%
cervix.
A round rubber dome inserted inside the
Diaphragm
Barrier
16%
vagina to cover the cervix.
Contraceptive
A foam sponge containing spermicide placed
Barrier
16-32%
Sponge
inside the vagina.
Spermicide
A cream, foam, jelly, or insert placed into the
Barrier
29%
vagina that kills sperm.
Contraceptive
A hormone patch placed on the female's skin
Hormone
8%
Patch
weekly for 3 weeks, (followed by 1 week off.)
Vaginal
A hormonal ring placed into the vagina for 3
Hormone
8%
Contraceptive
weeks
Ring
(followed by 1 week off).
Avoiding sex near the time of ovulation,
Natural Family
Other
12-25%
when pregnancy is most likely to occur.
Planning/
Fertility
Awareness
Sterilization
Permanent surgery that blocks the pathways of
Other
<1%
Method
egg or sperm.
Withdrawal
Male removes his penis from the female's vagina
Other
27%
prior to ejaculation.
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