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Medicines that Interfere with Birth Control Pills

So far, the only antibiotic that studies show interferes with birth control is rifampin (Rifadin), a drug used to treat tuberculosis. Apart from ri...

IUD Side Effects

Nearly 4.5 million women in the U.S. use an intrauterine device (IUD) for birth control. Expect to have period-like cramps for the first few days a...

IUD Removal: what to Expect

They may use a thin, lighted scope to look inside your vagina and uterus to remove the IUD. IUD removal takes only a few minutes. You'll have some ...

IUD Insertion: what to Expect

An intrauterine device (IUD) is a form of birth control that your doctor places inside your uterus. Once the IUD is in place, the arms will release...

How and When to Take Birth Control Pills

Take your first pill the day you get your period. This is an option if your doctor confirmed that you’re not already pregnant (although a pregnancy...

Pregnancy and IUDs: what You Need to Know

If you get pregnant while using an IUD, the doctor will probably try to remove the device. Sometimes your uterus gets too big to get the IUD out. I...

I Forgot to Take My Birth Control Pill. Now What?

But if you forget to take any of the last 7 (or last 4 of a 4-pill placebo pack or last 2 of a 2-pill placebo pack) out of the 28 day pills, you wi...

Emergency Contraception FAQ

Like other forms of birth control, emergency contraception stops you from getting pregnant. Hormone-based emergency contraception pills. Levonorges...

What You Can Do to Prevent Pregnancy

The doctor closes your fallopian tubes so sperm and eggs can’t meet. In an outpatient procedure, your doctor cuts and seals the tubes that carry sp...

What is The Cervical Shield?

This cup-shaped device is a “barrier method” of birth control for women. The shield has a valve on it that creates suction when you insert it, to h...

How to Stop Your Period with Birth Control

And all carry the potential for breakthrough bleeding, the unpredictable bleeding between your periods. To stop your period, you’d start a new pack...

Birth Control and Sterilization

Birth control, like sterilization, is a way for men and women to prevent pregnancy. Male condoms provide the best protection from most STDs. A vase...