Profiles Index

Birth Control Pills
Learn all about birth control pills as a hormonal birth control. Find out the difference between combination birth control pills and progestin-only pills. Get information about types of birth control pills, advantages, disadvantages, reliability, cost, and all the side effects of birth control pills.

No More Periods: The Safety of Continuous Birth Control
Women are choosing to have no more periods. Extended cycle pills, like Seasonale, Seasonique, Lybrel, and Yaz can provide fewer periods, which can mean less pain, PMS, cramps, and mood swings. Women can skip periods or reduce menstruation symptoms through continuous birth control pill use. Is it safe to skip periods? Find out about the safety of using long-term oral contraceptives to have fewer periods and learn why many women are having no more periods by using continuous birth control pills.

Combination Birth Control Pills
A definition and description of combination birth control pills. Combination pills combine both estrogen and progestin. Learn about the different brands of combination pills. Some brands of combination pills include Lybrel, Femcon Fe, Seasonale, Yaz, Loestrin, Tricyclen, Seasonique, and Yazmin.

Femcon Fe - The Chewable Birth Control Pill
Looking for a birth control pill that's convenient and tasty? The Femcon Fe combination birth control pill is highly effective and safe. Information about the chewable birth control pill as a method of contraception is presented as well as some of the advantages, disadvantages, reliability, effectiveness, cost, and risks. Everything you need to know about the convenience of this tiny, spearmint-flavored chewable Femcon Fe pill.

Implanon - The Contraceptive Implant
Implanon, a contraceptive implant, is a single rod inserted into the upper arm. An effective and new birth control method, Implanon (the birth control implant) provides pregnancy protection for up to three years. Implanon is hormonal birth control that slowly releases small amounts of progestin. The contraceptive implant procedure is simple and protection usually begins after the implant is inserted. Find out: Implanon side effects, advantages and disadvantages, Implanon cost and how to obtain.

NuvaRing
What is NuvaRing? Information about the NuvaRing as a method of contraception is presented as well as the Nuva Ring side effects, and the advantages, disadvantages, reliability, effectiveness, cost, and risks of the contraceptive ring. Everything you need to know about Nuva Ring birth control and the benefits and tolerability of the administration that the vaginal ring provides.

Progestin-Only Pills
A definition and description of Progestin-only oral contraceptive pills.

The Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch
The Ortho Evra Patch is as effective as the pill but even simpler. The Ortho Evra birth control patch is highly effective. Answers to your questions about the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Information about the Ortho Evra patch as a method of contraception is presented as well as some of the advantages, disadvantages, reliability, effectiveness, cost, and risks. Everything you need to know about the Ortho Evra birth control patch and the benefits of this once-a-week contraceptive patch.

Effectiveness of Prescription Birth Control
A comparison of the effectiveness of all available prescription birth control methods. Compare how each of these contraceptives rate in preventing pregnancy. Includes hormonal contraceptives, birth control pills, Mirena IUD, ParaGard IUD, Implanon, NuvaRing, diaphragms, Depo Provera injections, Ortho Evra Patch and cervical caps.