The Shot
How It Works: This shot contains progestin, a hormone that stops your ovaries from releasing eggs (and keeps you from getting pregnant). Women who use this get the shot every three months.
How Effective It Is: More than 99 percent, if used correctly
An Implant
How It Works: This is a tiny rod that's inserted under your skin, which releases hormones that stops your ovaries from releasing eggs.
How Effective It Is: More than 99 percent—and you don't have to remember to do anything but get it replaced every three years.
An IUD
How It Works: This hormone-free, T-shaped piece of plastic is inserted in your uterus, where it prevents sperm from fertilizing an egg. It lasts for five to 12 years, depending on the brand.
How Effective It Is: More than 99 percent
The Patch
How It Works: Users stick this beige piece of plastic on their skin once a week for three weeks. It gives off hormones that prevent your ovaries from releasing eggs.
How Effective It Is: More than 99 percent, if used correctly
The Ring
How It Works: You insert this small ring into your vagina once a month and it stays there for three weeks at a time. It gives off hormones that prevent your ovaries from releasing eggs.
How Effective It Is: 99 percent, if used correctly
The Pill
How It Works: Users take a pill which prevents your ovaries from releasing eggs at the same time every day.
How Effective It Is: More than 99 percent, if used correctly
How It Works: This latex or silicone dome-shaped cup is inserted into your vagina, where it covers your cervix and keeps sperm out of your uterus. You also need to use it with spermicide
How Effective It Is: 94 percent, if used correctly
Male Condoms
How It Works: One of the most popular forms of birth control out there, these slip over a man's penis and keep sperm from entering your vagina.
How Effective It Is: 98 percent, if used correctly
Bonus: It helps prevent STDs.
The Female Condom
How It Works: This is condom that you insert into your vagina. It looks and works like a male condom, but you wear it instead of him—and you need to insert it every time you have sex.
How Effective It Is: 95 percent, if used correctly
Bonus: It helps prevent STDs.
The Sponge
How It Works: Kind of like a wide, short tampon, this piece of plastic foam is inserted into your vagina before you have sex. It blocks sperm from reaching your cervix and releases spermicide.
How Effective It Is: 81 to 91 percent, if used correctly
Spermicide
How It Works: These gels, creams, foams, and suppositories contain chemicals that prevent his boys from moving. You insert it deep into your vagina to keep sperm out of your uterus. Experts recommend you use it with other forms of birth control.
How Effective It Is: 82 percent, if used correctly
Emergency Contraception
How It Works: This pill can stop a pregnancy before it starts by blocking hormones your body needs to get pregnant. Users can take it up to five days after they have unprotected sex.
How Effective It Is: This is extremely effective, but experts don't recommend that you use this as a regular method of birth control (it can cause heavy bleeding, vomiting, and other unpleasant side effects).
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