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MedlinePlus: Birth Control - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birthcontrol.html
News, overviews, conditions, issues, research, and statistics. |
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Family Health International - http://www.fhi.org
FHI works to improve reproductive health around the world by increasing the number of safe, effective, acceptable and affordable contraceptive methods to ensure that women and men achieve their desired number and spacing of children. |
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eMedicine Health - Pregnancy and Reproduction - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/collections/CO1602.asp
Section includes plenty of information on the strengths and limitations of the major forms of birth control. |
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Allexperts Birth Control - http://www.allexperts.com/browse.cgi?catLvl=3&catID=1445
Volunteers answer your detailed one-on-one questions about birth control for free. Answers confidential. |
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Contraceptive Research and Development (CONRAD) Program - http://www.conrad.org/
Objective is development of new or improved contraceptive methods that are safe, effective, acceptable, and suitable for use in the US and developing countries. |
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About Birth Control: What You Need to Know - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception.html
Articles cover the basics of birth control. |
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AnnRose's Ultimate Birth Control Links - http://www.ultimatebirthcontrol.com
Links to family planning choices including abstinence, condoms, diaphragm, hormonal implants, injections, IUD, tubal sterilization, the Pill, emergency contraception, vasectomy and how to choose. |
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Birth Control Contraceptives Choices - http://womenshealth.about.com/od/birthcontrol/
Annotated collection of links to sites about contraception in general and specific contraceptive methods. From About.com. |
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Contraception Online - http://www.contraceptiononline.org/
Professional articles, patient education materials, and continuing medical education courses covering birth control methods, recommendations and contraindications, and recent developments in the field. |
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Birth Control Guide - http://www.contracept.info/
Discusses use and failure rates of condoms, the pill, depo-provera, and natural methods, and includes a question and answer bulletin board. Also provides instructions for condom use and fertility charting. |
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Region VIII Family Planning Training - http://www.region8familyplanning.org
A resource intended for Title X and non-Title X family planning providers in PHS Region VIII. (Denver, CO) |
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Virtual Guide to Contraception - http://www.ifpa.ie/contraception/
General information and fact sheets about the full range of family methods available in Ireland. |
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Contraceptive Methods - http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/1fp/1methods/1methods.htm
Information on the currently available male and female contraceptive methods, including reference material and training tools, such as presentation graphics with trainer notes. |
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Contraception.net - http://www.contraception.net/
Organon International, manufacturer of oral contraceptives, hormonal implants, and vaginal rings, provides information about these and other methods of contraception. |
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Feminist Women's Health Center - http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/index.htm
Complete descriptions of every method of birth control available in the USA, birth control comparison chart. How a woman's menstrual cycle works and when she is most likely to get pregnant. |
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Choosing a Contraceptive - http://www.gynob.emory.edu/familyplanning/contraception.cfm
Information on birth control methods, by Dr. Robert Hatcher of Emory University. |
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Contraceptive Guide - http://www.mjbovo.com/Contracept/index.htm
By Mary Jane Bovo, MD. Overview of methods of birth control currently available, with cost, failure rate, correct usage, advantages and disadvantages of each. |
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Male Contraception Using Testicular Heating - http://www.puzzlepiece.org/bcontrol/malebc.html
Results from the literature and from self-experimentation on the use of testicular heating as a birth control method. |
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Sexuality and Contraception When Approaching Menopause - http://www.womhealth.org.au/factsheets/sexandcontraception.htm
Advice for women in pre-menopause about the continuing need for contraception and special concerns they may have in selecting a method to use, from Women's Health Queensland Wide. |
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Birth Control Survey Results - http://www.birthcontrolresources.com/
Results of an international survey of preferred birth control methods conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide. |
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Healthlink - Update on Contraception: Traditional, Barrier and Surgical Methods - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1022855064.html
Overview of several methods of birth control, including abstinence, withdrawal, fertility awareness, male and female condoms, sponge, cervical cap, diaphragm, and sterilization. |
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DrDonnica.com - http://www.drdonnica.com/display.asp?article=501
Discussed contraceptive choices, benefits and risks of birth control pill and possible connections between birth control and breast cancer. |
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Contraception factsheet from BUPA - http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/contraception.html
Concise factsheet explaining effective methods of contraception, from the UK health insurance firm. Covers pills, male and female condoms, injectables, implants, diaphragms and caps, IUDs and intrauterine systems, sterilization, natural methods, and emergency contraception. |
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Various Methods of Birth Control - http://www.angelfire.com/tn/talbot/birthcontrol.html
A personally maintained site that explores virtually all methods of contraception and their pros and cons. Includes reports of personal experiences. |
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The Whole Truth About Contraception: A Guide to Safe and Effective Choices (1997) - http://fermat.nap.edu/catalog/5281.html
Book-length report covers barrier and hormonal methods, intrauterine devices, surgical sterilization, and other approaches such as the "rhythm" method and breastfeeding as a contraceptive. Issued by National Academy Press. |