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Birth Control
Birth Control
Price
Availability
Free.
20% effective
(80 of 100 women
are pregnant by the
end of the first year.
$0-$10/package
Female condom
Prevents disease AND pregnancy!
Covers more of her wet parts, and
is better at preventing disease
transmission than even the male
condom. One part covers the
external genitals and one part
goes inside.
$4-$10/package
Catholic Method
(Calendar Timing)
Sex only when you menstrate, 1-2
days before, and 1-2 days after.
NEVER half-way betwwen.
Free
Free.
90-95%
Use with spermicidal
cream, foam or jelly
for 100% protection.
90-98%
Use with spermicidal
cream, foam or jelly
for 100% protection.
60-75% effective
40-60%
85-95% effective.
Intertriginous Intercourse
Free.
Sex between the womans legs but
not inside her.
40-60% effective.
Free.
100% effective.
Implanon Rods.
Once put under the skin of your
upper arm, it protects you from
pregnancy for 5 years. Your doctor
can put them in or take them out in
the office.
$400$800
Diaphragm
Has to be personally fitted to you;
size may change after giving birth.
Fill it with spermacidal jelly, and
slide over your cervix. Take it out
tomorrow morning.
$15-$30/month
$5-$30/month
Prescription only.
98%.
Spermicidal Foam
The spermicide goes in before he
goes in. No playing around before
using it.
$5-$11/container
Spermicidal Jelly
The spermicide goes in before he
goes in. No playing around before
using it.
$3-$5/container
Spermicidal Sponge
The spermicide goes in before he
goes in. No playing around before
using it.
$6-$25/box
Intrauterine Device
$500-$1000
OB/GYN
98-100% effective.
Tubal ligation
$1,500-$7,000/per
procedure
OB/GYN
Tubal blockade
$1,500-$7,000/per
procedure
OB/GYN
Vasectomy
$250-$1,000/per
procedure
Urologist
Abdominal/Vaginal Hysterectomy
$10,000$20,000/procedure
OB/GYN
Hormonal Patch
$15-$70/month
OB/GYN
Abstinence
Sources:
Uptodate.com
Costhelper.com