West Virginia
Family Planning Program

Birth Control Methods

 

Birth Control - Information on birth control methods.

Cycle Beads - Natural family planning method that helps to know which days to not have sex to prevent a pregnancy.

Emergency Contraception - to use when you did not use birth control, i.e. the condom broke, did not plan to have intercourse.

Implanon® - is a small, thin, implantable hormonal contraceptive that is effective for up to three years.

Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) - is a soft, flexible IUD that releases small amounts of hormone. It gives you birth control you can count on—that lasts up to 5 years.

Not-2-late - Emergency Contraception.

Nuvaring -  The once a month vaginal ring.

Paragard - An intrauterine device (IUD).