Birth Control

It is a kind of birth control that has one or two hormones. It is taken daily.

Birth control pills available at the sexual health clinics

• Marvelon.
• Micronor.
• Min-Ovral.
• Tri-cyclen Lo.

Transdermal patch (EVRA®)

• It is a kind of birth control that has two hormones.
• It is a patch that is put on the skin every three weeks, followed by one patch-free week.
• It looks like a Band-Aid®.

Facts about transdermal patch (EVRA®)

Vaginal ring (nuva ring®)

• It is a kind of birth control that has two hormones
• It is a plastic ring you put in the vagina that stays in place for three weeks. On week four it is removed.

• An IUD is a T-shaped item put in womb (uterus).
• It is a long term type of birth control.
• It is inserted by a health care provider.
• This cannot be inserted at the sexual health clinic. You will need a referral to health care provider.

• Made of latex, polyurethane (non-latex) or lambskin.
• It is put on penis before sex.
• Used to lower chance of pregnancy and help protect against most infections.
• Free at the sexual health clinics (latex and non-latex only).

Facts about male condom

• Soft, loose fitting polyurethane (non-latex) pouch.
• It is put in the vagina before sex.
• Used to lower chance of pregnancy and help protect against most infections.
• Free at the sexual health clinics.

Abstinence

This means not having any type of sex or sex play with a partner.

• May be taken up to five days (120 hours) after unprotected sex.
• Stops ovulation (releasing an egg) temporarily.
• Prevents fertilization of egg (sperm and egg making a baby).
• Prevents implantation (egg attaching to uterus).
• It is not an "abortion pill" and will not end a pregnancy.