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Birth control options: Things to consider
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What birth control options are available?
How do the different birth control options work?
What is the method's effectiveness?
Is it reversible?
Is it compatible with your religious beliefs or cultural practices?
Is it convenient and affordable?
What are the side effects?
Does it protect against sexually transmitted infections?
Does it offer other benefits?
Is it acceptable to your sexual partner?
What's the bottom line?
Does it protect against sexually transmitted infections?
Male and female condoms are the only methods of birth control that offer reliable protection from sexually transmitted infections. Unless you are in a mutually monogamous relationship and have been tested for sexually transmitted infections, use a new condom every time you have sex in addition to any other method of birth control you use.
