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Article from KidsHealth features basics on birth control.
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Volunteers answer your detailed one-on-one questions about birth control for free. Answers confidential.
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Links to family planning choices including abstinence, condoms, diaphragm, hormonal implants, injections, IUD, tubal sterilization, the Pill, emergency contraception, vasectomy and how to choose.
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Definitions for words encountered when reading about contraception.
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The Health Connection, Calgary Regional Health Authority. Birth control information, condoms and diaphragms, I.U.D, tubal ligation, vasectomy.
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Annotated collection of links to sites about contraception in general and specific contraceptive methods. From About.com.
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Information to help decide which type of contraception is best for you and your partner. Includes descriptions of different methods and personal anecdotes. From King County, Washington, Health Department.
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Results of an international survey of preferred birth control methods conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide.
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A guide to contraceptive methods available in Canada.
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Interactive online questionnaire, supported by information about contraceptive methods, guides women or men through the decision process. From Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
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Information on birth control methods, by Dr. Robert Hatcher of Emory University.
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Peer-reviewed journal publishing papers on contraceptive advances and research in chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, endocrinology, biology, the medical sciences, and demography. Includes a sample issue.
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Professional articles, patient education materials, and continuing medical education courses covering birth control methods, recommendations and contraindications, and recent developments in the field.
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Concise factsheet explaining effective methods of contraception, from the UK health insurance firm. Covers pills, male and female condoms, injectables, implants, diaphragms and caps, IUDs and intrauterine systems, sterilization, natural methods, and emergency contraception.
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Organon International, manufacturer of oral contraceptives, hormonal implants, and vaginal rings, provides information about these and other methods of contraception.
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Methods of birth control currently available, with cost, failure rate, correct usage, advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Information on the currently available male and female contraceptive methods, including reference material and training tools, such as presentation graphics with trainer notes.
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Objective is development of new or improved contraceptive methods that are safe, effective, acceptable, and suitable for use in the US and developing countries.
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Discussed contraceptive choices, benefits and risks of birth control pill and possible connections between birth control and breast cancer.
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Provides the highest quality research, education and services in family planning, STDs/HIV and family health to improve the health and well-being of populations worldwide.
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A review of contraceptive methods available worldwide and choosing the right method for you.
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Complete descriptions of every method of birth control available in the USA, birth control comparison chart. How a woman's menstrual cycle works and when she is most likely to get pregnant.
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A guide to birth control and sexuality. Discusses condoms, the pill, sponge, natural methods, STD's, and includes a question and answer bulletin board.
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Overview of several methods of birth control, including abstinence, withdrawal, fertility awareness, male and female condoms, sponge, cervical cap, diaphragm, and sterilization.
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Results from the literature and from self-experimentation on the use of testicular heating as a birth control method.
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Information about experimental male contraceptives, particularly non-hormonal methods, and what you can do to encourage more research.
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News, overviews, conditions, issues, research, and statistics.
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A resource intended for Title X and non-Title X family planning providers in PHS Region VIII. (Denver, CO)
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A birth control information site.
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Advice for women in pre-menopause about the continuing need for contraception and special concerns they may have in selecting a method to use, from Women's Health Queensland Wide.
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Review of primary methods of birth control.
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Book-length report covers barrier and hormonal methods, intrauterine devices, surgical sterilization, and other approaches such as the "rhythm" method and breastfeeding as a contraceptive. Issued by National Academy Press.
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A personally maintained site that explores virtually all methods of contraception and their pros and cons. Includes reports of personal experiences.
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General information and fact sheets about the full range of family methods available in Ireland.
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Provides information about what it means to be involved in a sexual relationship, sexually transmitted diseases, and how to prevent pregnancy.
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Section includes plenty of information on the strengths and limitations of the major forms of birth control.
