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IUD
Real Stories: The low-maintenance, hormone-free birth control you probably haven’t heard of
Zero hormones. Over 99% effective. Totally reversible and can last up to 12 years. It’s the Paragard IUD.
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Real Stories: I love my kid(s)—but please, no more
Done having babies for now, or forever? Birth control can help with that.
Birth control
Real Stories: Birth control from the boyfriend perspective
Watch 5 guys talk about their girlfriend’s birth control method.
Birth control
Birth control across the gender spectrum
Transgender, cisgender, or gender nonconforming? Birth control can help you stay on top of your reproductive health.
Birth control
Real Stories: 5 women on how birth control is helping them win their future
Birth control can help you focus on your goals without having to worry about an unplanned pregnancy.
Birth control
Real Stories: LGBTQ folks talk birth control
People with a range of identities and orientations can benefit from birth control.
Sterilization
5 vasectomy myths, busted
Getting the snip gets a bad rap—but if you’re done with kids or never want any, don’t let rumors stop you from learning more.
Implant (Nexplanon)
5 myths about the implant, busted
It’s tiny, it’s super effective, and we promise it’s not a tracking device. Get to know the birth control implant, a.k.a. Nexplanon.
IUD
Does it hurt to get an IUD?
You know, you kinda have to bear through it until your uterus is like, 'okay, we're friends, we're gonna work together.'
Condom
Why use condoms?
"It's usually very assumed that we're gonna need condoms..."
Birth control pill
5 myths about the pill, busted
The pill is still the most popular birth control method in the U.S.—and it’s still the subject of all kinds of crazy rumors.
Birth control
Effectiveness update: Birth control has gotten better (or we have)
New analysis says most contraceptive methods are working better than they have in the past.
