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What if a Woman Doesn't Like to Take Pills?

By Dawn Stacey M.Ed, LMHC, About.com

Updated: May 7, 2007

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Meredith Shur, MD

Question: What if a Woman Doesn't Like to Take Pills?

Answer: Oral contraceptives, also known as "The Pill", were the first commercially available method of hormonal contraception and do tend to be the most popular of all the hormonal methods. Now, there are several types of hormonal methods that work the same way, but they offer an alternate delivery system. These include:

  • Patches
  • Implants
  • Injections
  • A flexible ring that is inserted inside the vagina

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