Close Understanding Our Own Hormones Understanding Our Own Hormones | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Wondering how hormones work? In fact, they naturally occur in the body. Find out how they affect and control your menstrual cycle. Close All Can You Relate? Talk To Your Doctor About It Toggle dropdown Videos filtered by: Explore Your Options | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Forgetting to take your pill because of your busy life style? Explore alternative contraception methods to suite your lifestyle better. Factoring In Fertility | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Thinking about starting a family now, later, or not at all? Explore your options and find the right method to fit your plans. Contraception Efficacy | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Do you want a foolproof contraceptive method? Compare the options and find the method that can best helps you to prevent an unplanned pregnancy. Hormones And You | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Unsure about hormones in your body and contraceptives? Learn where they occur naturally in the body and how they affect menstrual cycles in distinct ways. Unpredictable Periods | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Do you want to know how contraceptives can affect period pain and mensturation? Compare the options and find the method that works best for you and your period. What's Your Method? | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Is your contraception still the right for you? Do the Contraception Check quiz and see which methods fit your life and plans best. Video Categories (field_video_categories) AllCan You Relate?Talk To Your Doctor About It Videos filtered by: KNOW YOUR OPTIONS THE IUS The Hormonal Coil is a small, soft T-shaped plastic frame that releases low levels of a progestin hormone for up to 5 years. It is available on prescription and placed in your womb by a doctor or nurse. THE FEMALE CONDOM An internal condom that works in the same way male condoms do, though it is placed in the vagina. Female condoms reduce the risk of infection with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, when used correctly with every act of sex. It is self-administered and bought over the counter. THE IUD The Copper Coil is a small, T-shaped plastic frame that has a copper wire. It available on prescription and placed in your womb by a doctor or nurse, where it prevents pregnancy for up to 5 or up to 10 years, depending on the type and availability in your country. THE IMPLANT A small, flexible silicone rod that releases hormones for up to 3 years. It is available on prescription and placed under the skin of your upper arm by a doctor or nurse. THE INJECTION An injection containing hormone(s) that is available on prescription and administered by a doctor or nurse every 2 or every 3 months. THE RING A small, flexible ring that is self-administered and available on prescription and placed in the vagina, where it releases hormones for 3 weeks. THE PATCH A small, thin, skin-coloured plastic square that sticks to the skin and releases hormones. It is available on prescription and can be self-administered once a week. THE PILL A small tablet containing one hormone, or a combined pill containing two hormones, that is self-administered, orally, and needs to be taken at the same time each day. It is available on prescription. THE DIÂAPHRAGM A silicone cup placed in the vagina that prevents sperm from reaching the womb. Though some are fitted by a doctor or nurse, most are self-administered up to 24 hours before sex. It is available on prescription. THE MALE CONDOM A sheath placed over the erect penis to stop sperm from reaching the vagina, it is also the only method that helps lower the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is self-administered and bought over the counter. WITHDRAWAL Also known as ‘The pull-out method’, this self-directed method involves withdrawing the penis prior to ejaculation to avoid pregnancy. NATURAL PLANNING Self-directed methods of avoiding pregnancy that include menstrual cycle tracking and body temperature measurements to identify fertile days. MALE STERILISATION A medical procedure performed by a doctor or nurse that blocks the tubes carrying sperm. FEMALE STERILISATION A medical procedure performed by a doctor or nurse that blocks the fallopian tubes and removes the possibility of pregnancy. COMPARE METHODS
Explore Your Options | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Forgetting to take your pill because of your busy life style? Explore alternative contraception methods to suite your lifestyle better.
Factoring In Fertility | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Thinking about starting a family now, later, or not at all? Explore your options and find the right method to fit your plans.
Contraception Efficacy | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Do you want a foolproof contraceptive method? Compare the options and find the method that can best helps you to prevent an unplanned pregnancy.
Hormones And You | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Unsure about hormones in your body and contraceptives? Learn where they occur naturally in the body and how they affect menstrual cycles in distinct ways.
Unpredictable Periods | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Do you want to know how contraceptives can affect period pain and mensturation? Compare the options and find the method that works best for you and your period.
What's Your Method? | #MYCONTRACEPTION 2023-02-28 Is your contraception still the right for you? Do the Contraception Check quiz and see which methods fit your life and plans best.
