Deciding your contraceptive alternative is quite a big deal. Since there is much at stake, it is wise to consider all the perks and downsides that accompany each option. If you desire high-quality Forest Hills birth control services, Raveco Medical specialists can help. For professional birth control counseling and other treatments, call your nearest office or book online today.

What Types of Birth Control Are Available?

Depending on your lifestyle and preferences, there are a variety of birth control choices available today. Some are more efficient, practical, and pleasant than others. Since there are numerous factors to consider, it is a highly personal decision. The major types are as follows:

Hormonal Methods

Contraception such as the pill, NuvaRing®, patch, and Depo-Provera® injections manipulate your hormones to prevent ovulation. Nexplanon® is a hormonal implant that is implanted into the upper arm.

Barrier Options

Condoms, diaphragms, and cervical caps are types of contraception that block the sperm from meeting the egg.

Intrauterine devices (IUDs)

IUDs modify your cervical mucus or reject sperm, making pregnancy less likely. Raveco Medical delivers hormonal IUDs such as Mirena® and Skla®, as well as copper IUDs such as ParaGard®.

Natural methods

Natural contraceptive options, such as cervical mucus monitoring, require you to avoid having intimacy on your most fertile days.

Permanent remedies to pregnancy are also available. Male vasectomy and female tubal ligation are choices, but you must first ensure a complete family.

How Reliable Are the Various Forms of Birth Control?

Methods such as the IUD and implants are among the most dependable because they are implanted into your body and do their task of preventing conception without any extra effort from you. Depending on the form, these approaches protect for 3 to 10 years.

Other methods are frequently less successful as a result of user error. For instance, if you use birth control pills, you must take one dose every day. If you choose Depo-Provera injections, you must visit your provider regularly.

What Methods of Birth Control Also Protect Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases?

Condoms, both male and female, are the only form of contraception that protects against STDs. However, their reliability in avoiding pregnancy is not as excellent as that of other treatments.

Suppose you are anxious about STDs and want to avoid pregnancy. In that case, it would be a better alternative to use a condom whenever you have sexual contact and a more reliable birth control option, such as the pill.

What Questions Need I Ask When Choosing A Birth Control Method?

Your choice of birth control is subject to your lifestyle, medical history, and relationship with your partner (or partners.) To help you in making your selection, ask yourself the following questions:

• What are the side effects of each method?
• How effective is each method?
• When (if ever) do I want a family?

Consider convenience, your partner’s comfort, the number of partners you have, and your lifestyle. When assisting you in making a selection, your practitioner will go over these and other questions with you.

Call Raveco Medical or use the online scheduler to get help deciding on birth control and becoming safe.