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The shot (aka Depo-Provera or Depo) is just what it sounds like—a shot that a girl gets that keeps her from getting pregnant. Once you get it, you’re covered for three full months (but you have to go back to your medical provider every thr…
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Possibly the oldest method of birth control out there next to waiting, withdrawal (pulling out, the pull out method) is pretty self-explanatory—the guy withdraws his penis from the woman’s vagina before he ejaculates.
HOW IT WORKS
Once agai…
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Emergency contraception or EC is a method of birth control that stops pregnancy from happening. It’s not meant to be used as your primary method of birth control—hence the name emergency contraception—but we all know that accidents happen…
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The sponge is a round piece of white plastic foam. It’s pretty small—just two inches across—and a woman inserts it into her vagina before having sex.
HOW IT WORKS
The sponge works in two ways: It blocks the cervix to keep sperm from getting…
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WHAT IT IS
A small, dome-shaped cup made of silicone or latex that a woman inserts into her vagina before having sex.
HOW IT WORKS
The diaphragm covers the cervix, keeping sperm away and out of the uterus; you have to use it with a spermicide.
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WHAT IT IS
A pouch made of polyurethane or nitrile that a woman inserts into her vagina.
HOW IT WORKS
Female condoms work like male condoms but inside of being on the penis, they go inside the vagina and collect sperm there.
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Female condoms…
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The pill—some people call it the oral contraceptive—is…well…a pill. Or rather, a series of pills that you take once a day, at the same time every day, every day of the month. There are a LOT of different pill options out there, so if on…
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WHAT IT IS
A thin tube that slips over a guy’s penis; it can be made from latex, lambskin, or some kind of polyurethane/synthetic material. Some condoms come with spermicide or lubricant.
HOW IT WORKS
It’s pretty simple—the male condom slips over a …
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The patch (Ortho Evra if you want the brand name) is a thin, beige piece of plastic that looks like a square Band-Aid. Put on a new patch each week, then go patchless for the fourth week.
HOW IT WORKS
You stick the patch on your skin (specifica…
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The implant (Implanon or Nexplanon are the brand names) is a rod about the size of a matchstick; it’s inserted into the skin in a girl’s upper arm and protects against pregnancy for up to three years.
HOW IT WORKS
The implant releases hormo…
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The IUD—or intrauterine device if you want to be technical—is a small, t-shaped piece of plastic that goes in a woman’s uterus and protects against pregnancy for three to 12 years (depending on which one you get). There are three types: Par…
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This one is pretty simple—abstinence is exactly what it sounds like: waiting to have sex. That may mean until you’re married or until you’ve found the right person or because you did it before but don’t want to now. No matter what you’re …
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