Many women are looking for safe and reliable ways to protect themselves against an unwanted pregnancy. Hormonal birth control methods are often very reliable, but they can have risks. They are particularly risky for women over the age of 30, those who smoke and who have had health concerns like breast cancer or clotting disorders. Women who have just given birth or who are breastfeeding should also avoid hormonal birth control.
Hormonal products can also offer non-life threatening problems that can still be unpleasant. This includes light bleeding or spotting throughout the month, headaches and weight gain. Many women will adjust to their medication over time and no longer have these concerns. Others will always suffer side effects while on this type of birth control.
Luckily, there are several very reliable forms of Effective Non-hormonal Contraception. These are called barrier methods, and they include products like the diaphragm and cervical cap. Probably the most effective and reliable form of this type of birth control is the male condom. In this instance, the condom is able to offer two services, as it protects against pregnancy as well as protects against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
The female condom provides the same protection but is slightly less effective. However, all of the barrier products, including condoms, can be made more reliable when they are used in conjunction with a spermicide. It should be noted that the female condom is only partially reliable as a form of preventing STDs.
Barrier methods are in many instances not as reliable as hormonal contraceptives, but an Effective Non-hormonal Contraception is always much more sensible and trustworthy than methods like the rhythm method, a form of natural birth control that typically results in a pregnancy as often as 25 percent of the time.
Whatever method of birth control you feel most comfortable using, Metropolitan Family Planning Clinic can help you to understand the risks as well as how to use the product correctly to make it as effective as possible. They can also help people to receive hormonal contraception, non-hormonal products and even reversible and permanent sterilizations.
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