Contraceptive Options chart
Contraceptive
Failure Rate
Typical Use Perfect Use
Advantages
Disadvantages
Protection against STIs
None
100% chance getting pregnant
100% chance getting pregnant
Don’t have to worry about using anything
100% chance getting pregnant
At risk getting STI
Withdrawal
Can be used to prevent pregnancy
No medical or hormonal side effects.
No prescription is necessary. It is free
it isn 't for men that don 't have enough self-control or trust
Doesn’t protect against STI
Male Condom
15%
2 % if used correctly each time
Easy to use
Use only when needed
Can be bought at many places
Some people are allergic
Some people say it reduce sexual feeling
Can slip off or break
Not 100% effective
The Pill
8%
Less than 1% if used perfectly
easy to take won’t interfere with sexual intercourse
Your periods will be regular or lighter
Shouldn’t be used by women who smoke and over the age of 35
Must remember to take it daily
May have irregular bleeding
Doesn’t protect against STI
Contraceptive Patch
1-5 pregnancies per 100 women
1-5 pregnancies per 100 women
regular, lighter, and shorter periods
Woman’s ability to become pregnant returns quickly when the use of the patch stopped
Risk of blood clot two times higher than oral contraceptive
Must apply new patch every week
Check that piece is still in place every day
Doesn’t protect against STI
NuvaRing
8%
Less than 1% if used perfectly
Last 3-4 wks
Use for those who can’t remember to take pills
Shouldn’t be used by women who smoke and over the age of 35
Doesn’t protect against STI
Mirena
Less than 1% of getting pregnancy
Less than 1% of getting pregnancy
Stay in place for five yrs.
Doesn’t interfere with sexual intercourse
Lighter to no menstrual period
Need to be inserted by doctor
May cause heavier periods or cramps
Irregular bleeding in first few months
Doesn’t protect against STI
Female Condom
21%
5% if used perfectly
Women can use it
Easy to use
Relatively expensive
Can be noisy
Needs
Failure Rate
Typical Use Perfect Use
Advantages
Disadvantages
Protection against STIs
None
100% chance getting pregnant
100% chance getting pregnant
Don’t have to worry about using anything
100% chance getting pregnant
At risk getting STI
Withdrawal
Can be used to prevent pregnancy
No medical or hormonal side effects.
No prescription is necessary. It is free
it isn 't for men that don 't have enough self-control or trust
Doesn’t protect against STI
Male Condom
15%
2 % if used correctly each time
Easy to use
Use only when needed
Can be bought at many places
Some people are allergic
Some people say it reduce sexual feeling
Can slip off or break
Not 100% effective
The Pill
8%
Less than 1% if used perfectly
easy to take won’t interfere with sexual intercourse
Your periods will be regular or lighter
Shouldn’t be used by women who smoke and over the age of 35
Must remember to take it daily
May have irregular bleeding
Doesn’t protect against STI
Contraceptive Patch
1-5 pregnancies per 100 women
1-5 pregnancies per 100 women
regular, lighter, and shorter periods
Woman’s ability to become pregnant returns quickly when the use of the patch stopped
Risk of blood clot two times higher than oral contraceptive
Must apply new patch every week
Check that piece is still in place every day
Doesn’t protect against STI
NuvaRing
8%
Less than 1% if used perfectly
Last 3-4 wks
Use for those who can’t remember to take pills
Shouldn’t be used by women who smoke and over the age of 35
Doesn’t protect against STI
Mirena
Less than 1% of getting pregnancy
Less than 1% of getting pregnancy
Stay in place for five yrs.
Doesn’t interfere with sexual intercourse
Lighter to no menstrual period
Need to be inserted by doctor
May cause heavier periods or cramps
Irregular bleeding in first few months
Doesn’t protect against STI
Female Condom
21%
5% if used perfectly
Women can use it
Easy to use
Relatively expensive
Can be noisy
Needs
Cited: An Invitation to Health: Build Your Future http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/