ALL METHODS

THE
IUS

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The Hor­monal Coil is a small, soft T-shaped plas­tic frame that re­leases low lev­els of a prog­estin hor­mone for up to 3 to 5 years. It is given with a pre­scrip­tion and placed in your womb by a doc­tor or nurse.

THE
IUD

The IUD

The Copper Coil is a small, T-shaped plastic frame that has a copper wire. it is given with a prescription and placed in your womb by a doctor or nurse, where it prevents pregnancy for up to 5 to up to 10 years depending on the type and the availability in your country.

THE
IMPLANT

The Implant

A small, flex­i­ble sil­i­cone rod that re­leases hor­mones for up to 3 years. It is given with a pre­scrip­tion and placed under the skin of your upper arm by a doc­tor or nurse.

THE
PILL

The Pill

A small tablet con­tain­ing one hor­mone, or a com­bined pill con­tain­ing two hor­mones, that is self-ad­min­is­tered with a pre­scrip­tion and needs to be swal­lowed at the same time each day.

THE
INJECTION

The Injection

A shot con­tain­ing hor­mone(s) that is given with a pre­scrip­tion and ad­min­is­tered by a doc­tor or nurse every 1 or 3 months.

THE
PATCH

The Patch

A small, thin, skin-coloured plas­tic square that sticks to the skin and re­leases hor­mones. It is given with a pre­scrip­tion and can be self-ad­min­is­tered once a week.

THE
DIAPHRAGM

The Diaphragm

A sil­i­cone cup placed in the vagina that pre­vents sperm from reach­ing the womb. Though some are fit­ted by a doc­tor or nurse, most are self-ad­min­is­tered with a pre­scrip­tion up to 24 hours be­fore sex.

THE
RING

The Ring

A small, flex­i­ble ring that is self-ad­min­is­tered with a pre­scrip­tion and placed in the vagina, where it re­leases hor­mones for 3 weeks.

THE FEMALE CONDOM

The Female Condom

An in­ter­nal con­dom that works in the same way male con­doms do, though it is placed in the vagina. It is self-ad­min­is­tered and bought over the counter.

THE MALE CONDOM

The Male Condom

A sheath placed over the erect penis to stop sperm from reach­ing the vagina it is also the only method that helps lower the risk of STIs. It is self-ad­min­is­tered and bought over the counter.

NATURAL PLANNING

Natural Planning

Self-di­rected meth­ods of avoid­ing preg­nancy that in­clude men­strual cycle track­ing and body tem­per­a­ture mea­sure­ments to iden­tify fer­tile days.

WITHDRAWAL

Withdrawal

Also known as ‘The pull-out method’, this self-di­rected method in­volves with­draw­ing the penis prior to ejac­u­la­tion to avoid preg­nancy.

FEMALE STERILISATION

Female Sterilization

A med­ical pro­ce­dure per­formed by a doc­tor or nurse that blocks the fal­lop­ian tubes and re­moves the pos­si­bil­ity of preg­nancy.

MALE STERILISATION

Male Sterilization

A med­ical pro­ce­dure per­formed by a doc­tor or nurse that blocks the tubes car­ry­ing sperm.

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