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May 16
Some people prefer to take hormonal birth control without estrogen. This fact sheet highlights the progestin-only options that are available. Spanish: Updated 2025 Reading Grade Level (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level): 6.2 Sources: CDC – Injectables – US SPR – Reproductive Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/contraception/mmwr/spr/injectables.html. Published May 20, 2021. Accessed…
May 15
A consent form that can be used with patients before inserting a progestin implant.
May 15
This fact sheet describes how the progestin implant (Nexplanon) is inserted, its efficacy, common side effects and average cost.
May 09
Explains the basics of how to use a diaphragm.
Apr 30
This fact sheet explains the steps someone can take to remove their own IUD at home. The fact sheet includes helpful images. Sources: Update informed by PICCK’s resource, How to Remove Your IUD By Yourself
Apr 30
This patient fact sheet outlines non-hormonal and hormonal birth control methods that can be purchased or used without a prescription.
Apr 29
Written by Divya Bhatia, MD Pain perception during procedures for abortion or management of early pregnancy loss is shaped by multiple physical and psychosocial factors and can vary substantially from person to person. Accordingly, it is best managed using a multi-modal approach.1 Pharmacological methods include oral pain medication, paracervical block, and sedation with anesthesia. Premedication…
Apr 22
Written by Ellen Stoke, MD In the US, the contraceptive implant has become increasingly popular.1-2 This soft, flexible progestin implant is the size of a matchstick and is inserted subdermally in the upper arm. It was first licensed in 1983 as a six-rod contraceptive system (Norplant), and by 1984, the World Health Organization recommended the…
Apr 17
This factsheet compares birth control options that contain estrogen and progestin: the pill, patch, and ring.
Apr 16
This clinical guide explains how health care providers can Quick Start contraception.