Contraception

The prevention of conception (pregnancy) by the use of birth control devices or medications.

Brochures

• Birth Control Comparison Chart
• Birth Control Pills
• Condoms & Diaphragms (Barrier Methods of Contraception)
• Hormonal Contraception — injections, implants, rings, and patches
• Intrauterine Devices (IUD)
• Morning After Pill – (Emergency Contraception)
• Natural Family Planning
• Postpartum Tubal Ligation (Sterilization)
• Sterilization (Men & Women)
• Tubal Ligation (Laparoscopic Sterilization)

Office Handouts

• Extended Cycle Contraception
• Morning After Pill (Emergency Contraception)
• Progesterone-only pills

Washington Hospital Krames Online

• Birth Control Options
• For Teens: Birth Control Options
• How Birth Control Works

Web Links

• Birth Control Options
• Mirena® IUD