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Mar 30

Bleeding on Hormonal Birth Control

This patient fact sheet explains bleeding on hormonal birth control. It answers questions such as, “How do different types of birth control affect bleeding patterns?” “Do you get a ‘period’ on hormonal birth control?” and more!

Mar 18

Your Birth Control Choices Fact Sheet

This patient fact sheet compares the different birth control options in a colorful and easy-to-read chart. The fact sheet includes essential information about each birth control method, how to use it, its impact on bleeding/menstruation, and common side effects. Along with updated language, new features include: symbols to quickly determine if a method requires a prescription, protects from STIs/HIVs, or has hormones, a QR code to scan to easily pull up the resource on a smartphone, and hyperlinks attached to each method picture to seamlessly find our method-specific user guides for more in-depth information.

May 16

Progestin-Only Birth Control Sheet

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…