Birth control is also known as contraception. It refers to the prevention of a pregnancy following sexual intercourse, and may involve physical barriers, hormonal manipulation, or surgical intervention. (Some people also include abortion and abstinence.)
Contraception can be a controversial issue in terms of politics, religion and ethics.
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  • AnnRose's Ultimate Birth Control Links
    Links to family planning choices including abstinence, condoms, diaphragm, hormonal implants, injections, IUD, tubal sterilization, the Pill, emergency contraception, vasectomy and how to choose.
  • Family Health International
    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.
  • Family Planning
    A review of contraceptive methods available worldwide and choosing the right method for you.
  • Virtual Guide to Contraception
    General information and fact sheets about the full range of family methods available in Ireland.
  • Contraceptive Research and Development (CONRAD) Program
    Objective is development of new or improved contraceptive methods that are safe, effective, acceptable, and suitable for use in the US and developing countries.
  • Birth Control Survey Results
    Results of an international survey of preferred birth control methods conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide.
  • Birth Control Methods
    Information to help decide which type of contraception is best for you and your partner. Includes descriptions of different methods and personal anecdotes. From King County, Washington, Health Department.
  • Male Contraceptives
    Information about experimental male contraceptives, particularly non-hormonal methods, and what you can do to encourage more research.
  • Contraceptive Methods
    Information on the currently available male and female contraceptive methods, including reference material and training tools, such as presentation graphics with trainer notes.
  • Contraception factsheet from BUPA
    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.
  • Contraception.net
    Organon International, manufacturer of oral contraceptives, hormonal implants, and vaginal rings, provides information about these and other methods of contraception.
  • Region VIII Family Planning Training
    A resource intended for Title X and non-Title X family planning providers in PHS Region VIII. (Denver, CO)
  • SoYouWanna pick a method of birth control?
    Review of primary methods of birth control.
  • Various Methods of Birth Control
    A personally maintained site that explores virtually all methods of contraception and their pros and cons. Includes reports of personal experiences.
  • DrDonnica.com
    Discussed contraceptive choices, benefits and risks of birth control pill and possible connections between birth control and breast cancer.
  • Healthlink - Update on Contraception: Traditional, Barrier and Surgical Methods
    Overview of several methods of birth control, including abstinence, withdrawal, fertility awareness, male and female condoms, sponge, cervical cap, diaphragm, and sterilization.
  • Male Contraception Using Testicular Heating
    Results from the literature and from self-experimentation on the use of testicular heating as a birth control method.
  • Contraceptive Guide
    By Mary Jane Bovo, MD. Overview of methods of birth control currently available, with cost, failure rate, correct usage, advantages and disadvantages of each.
  • Sexuality and Contraception When Approaching Menopause
    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.
  • CBCA: Birth Control
    A guide to contraceptive methods available in Canada.
  • Feminist Women's Health Center
    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.
  • Birth Control Contraceptives Choices
    Annotated collection of links to sites about contraception in general and specific contraceptive methods. From About.com.
  • Contraception Online
    Professional articles, patient education materials, and continuing medical education courses covering birth control methods, recommendations and contraindications, and recent developments in the field.
  • Birth Control Guide
    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.
  • MedlinePlus: Birth Control
    News, overviews, conditions, issues, research, and statistics.
  • eMedicine Health - Pregnancy and Reproduction
    Section includes plenty of information on the strengths and limitations of the major forms of birth control.
  • About Birth Control: What You Need to Know
    Articles cover the basics of birth control.
  • The Whole Truth About Contraception: A Guide to Safe and Effective Choices (1997)
    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.
  • Choosing a Contraceptive
    Information on birth control methods, by Dr. Robert Hatcher of Emory University.
  • Young Women's Health: Contraception and Birth Control
    Information for teens covers different contraceptive methods, abstinence, and "mythical methods of birth control." Center for Young Women's Health, Children's Hospital Boston.
  • Allexperts Birth Control
    Volunteers answer your detailed one-on-one questions about birth control for free. Answers confidential.

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  • Birth Control in the Yahoo! Directory
    URL : dir.yahoo.com/Health/Reproductive_Health/Birth_Control
    ... different contraceptives methods such as birth control pills, condoms, intrauterine devices (IUD) ... Directory > Health > Reproductive Health > Birth Control ...[2008/11/29]
  • Contraception: Unintended and Teen Pregnancy | CDC Reproductive Health
    URL : www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/UnintendedPregnancy/Contraception.htm
    In the United States, most women of reproductive age use birth control. ... Birth Control Methods (National Women's Health Information Center) Also available ...[2008/11/09]
  • Reproductive Health
    URL : www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/reproductive_health.cfm
    ... of birth control depends on factors such as a person's overall health, age, ... should talk to her health care provider about her choice of birth control method. ...[2008/11/15]
  • Reproductive health - SourceWatch
    URL : www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Reproductive_health
    Reproductive health is a general term covering birth control, ... Reproductive Health Technologies Project. Ann Rose's Ultimate Birth Control Links. ...[2008/11/27]
  • Women's Health Center - MayoClinic.com
    URL : www.mayoclinic.com/health/womens-health/WO99999
    ... on birth control, women's sexual health, women's health conditions. ... women's health, such as birth control, reproductive and sexual health, menopause ...[2008/11/29]
  • American Civil Liberties Union : Reproductive Freedom : Contraception
    URL : www.aclu.org/reproductiverights/contraception/index.html
    ... access to reproductive health services, including birth control and abortion. ... reproductive health services, including some of the most common forms of ...[2008/11/29]
  • Birth Control - MedlinePlus
    URL : www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birthcontrol.html
    ... news, and research into birth control and different birth control methods. ... ClinicalTrials.gov: Sterilization, Reproductive(National Institutes of Health) ...[2008/12/04]
  • Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Women's Reproductive ...
    URL : chfs.ky.gov/dph/ach/mch/birthcontrol.htm
    Depo-provera contraception - the birth control shot. Ortho-Evra patch. Nuva-Ring ... while taking the birth control pill, contact your health care provider at once ...[2008/11/18]
  • HealthInForum.org - Reproductive Health, Birth Control - Free Birth ...
    URL : www.healthinforum.org/Reproductive-Health-Birth-Control-cat-318-1.html
    ... Medical - Reproductive Health\ Birth Control Products, Companies, Services. ... Category: Reproductive Health\ Birth Control. Location: St. Cloud, ...[2008/11/15]
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    URL : dir.yahoo.com/Health/Reproductive_Health/Birth_Control/History
    Yahoo! reviewed these sites and found them related to Birth Control > History ... Birth Control > History. History. SITE LISTINGSBy Popularity. 1 - 1212 ...[2008/11/28]
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