Here are links to the effectiveness rates of each category of contraception and the various birth control methods in each grouping. Compare how each of these contraceptives rate in preventing pregnancy.
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Birth Control Effectiveness
Compare the effectiveness of all contraceptives in one place
By Dawn Stacey M.Ed, LMHC, About.com
Updated: February 24, 2007
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Meredith Shur, MD
Decreasing Your Chances of Contraceptive Failure:
Main Reason for Contraception FailurePreventing Oral Contraceptive FailureReduce Condom Failure
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Talking to Your Partner About ContraceptionMaintaining Abstinence
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