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Birth Control Options
There are many birth control methods available in Canada today. Here’s a brief overview of your options so you can decide what is right for you.
Get The InfoCopper IUD
This small piece of plastic wrapped with copper wire can stay in the uterus for up to 10 years.
Get The InfoEmergency Contraception
Also known as the “morning after pill”, the sooner you take an ECP, the more effective it is.
Get The InfoFertility Awareness Method
By learning about and tracking your body and fertility cycle, these methods are a natural alternative to other birth control methods.
Get The InfoHormonal IUD
A small T-shaped piece of plastic containing progestin that can stay in the uterus for up to 5 years.
Get The InfoPermanent contraceptive methods
Permanent contraception methods use surgical procedures to make you unable to get pregnant or to get someone else pregnant. This means you are infertile. Tubal ligation is done for people with ovaries. A vasectomy is performed for people with testicles.
Get The InfoSpermicidal Methods
Spermicidal methods are birth control methods that work by putting a spermicide into your vagina. Spermicide is a chemical that kills sperm when it comes in contact with it.
Get The InfoThe External Condom
Worn externally on the penis, these prevent both unplanned pregnancy and STIs.
Get The InfoThe Implant
The implant is a small plastic rod containing one hormone that a clinician places under the skin of your upper arm.
Get The InfoThe Internal Condom
A loose pouch worn internally that prevents both unplanned pregnancy and STIs.
Get The InfoThe Patch
This small plastic patch contains both estrogen and progestin and is worn directly on the skin.
Get The InfoThe Pill
Taken every day, at the same time. Many different types of birth control pills are now widely available.
Get The InfoThe Ring
Worn inside your vagina for three weeks at a time, the ring is an effective hormonal method.
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