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Your Guide to Birth Control

Posted on June 13, 2023

If you are sexually active and do not want to get pregnant (or get your partner pregnant), you may want to think about contraception, also known as birth control. There are many birth control options including the pill, IUD, vaginal ring, the implant, and more. Below is your guide to birth control to help you determine which method is right for you. 

Need help choosing? Find a health center near you, make an appointment and learn more about finding the birth control method that’s right for you.

a guide to birth control

 

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