Birth Control

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	How a Woman's Reproductive System Works Association of Reproductive Health Professionals http://www.arhp.org/patienteducation/onlinebrochures/monthlycycle.cfm

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Contraception National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=contraception&recruiting=true...

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary of Terms Association of Reproductive Health Professionals http://www.arhp.org/healthcareproviders/resources/contraceptionresources/gl...

Health Check Tools

1.	Choosing a Birth Control Method Association of Reproductive Health Professionals http://www.arhp.org/patienteducation/interactivetools/choosing/index.cfm?ID...




2.	Test Your Contraception IQ Association of Reproductive Health Professionals http://www.arhp.org/patienteducation/interactivetools/contraceptiveiq/index...

Men

1.	Condoms Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00463




2.	No-Scalpel Vasectomy: Good News for Men Considerin EngenderHealth http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/fp/cnsv.html




3.	Vasectomy American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=11&topic=153




4.	Vasectomy Reversal American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=11&topic=154




5.	Vasectomy Safety National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/vasect.htm




6.	Vasectomy: What to Expect American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/195.xml

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/




2.	National Women's Health Information Center Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.4woman.gov/




3.	American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist http://www.acog.org/

Other Languages

1.	Contraception d'Urgence Princeton University, Office of Population Research http://ec.princeton.edu/frindex.html




2.	Planification Familiale JHPIEGO Corporation http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/french/1fp/1fp.htm

Overviews

1.	Birth Control American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ48OI527C&sub_...




2.	What Kind of Birth Control Is Best for You? Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/brthcon.html




3.	Planning Your Family National Center for Farmworker Health http://www.ncfh.org/pateduc/en-famplan.htm




4.	Birth Control Guide Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/babytabl.html

Related Issues

1.	Birth Control for Women with Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/answerplace/Life/adults/women/weibirthcon...




2.	Birth Control Pills: Can Antibiotics Make Them Les Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00099




3.	Birth Control Pills: Do They Cause Weight Gain? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00650




4.	Black Box Warning Added Concerning Long-Term Use o Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01325.html




5.	Counseling, Informed Choice, Informed Consent, and EngenderHealth http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/fp/iwhat.html




6.	Delaying Your Period through Oral Contraceptives Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00069




7.	Are Fertility Awareness Methods Right for Me? EngenderHealth http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/fp/cfer1.html




8.	Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_13.htm




9.	Status of Making Plan B Emergency Contraceptive Pi Association of Reproductive Health Professionals http://www.arhp.org/healthcareproviders/resources/ecresources/ecotcsummary....




10.	FDA's Decision Regarding Plan B: Questions an Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/planB/planBQandA.htm

Research

1.	Bone Density Appears to Recover After Adolescents National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nichd-07.htm




2.	Depo Provera Appears to Increase Risk for Chlamydi National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nichd-23.htm




3.	Enzyme Essential to Sperm Movement Provides Target National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nichd-15.htm




4.	Female Sterilization: Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy af Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/UnintendedPregnancy/EctopicPreg_facts...




5.	Vasectomy and Cancer Risk National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_26.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	Birth Control Pills and Hormone Therapy: Aren' Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00972




2.	Vaginal Ring Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00036




3.	Essure Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00061




4.	Depo-Provera: An Injectable Contraceptive American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/043.xml




5.	Contraceptive Sponge Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00045




6.	Contraception While Breastfeeding American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ9XXA7AEC&sub_...




7.	Emergency Contraception National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/econtracep.htm




8.	Barrier Birth Control Methods for Women: Diaphragm Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00086




9.	Birth Control Patch Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PR00075




10.	Birth Control Pill Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PR00077




11.	FDA Approves Ovcon 35 as the First Chewable Oral C Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01260.html




12.	FDA Approves Seasonale Oral Contraceptive Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01251.html




13.	Fertility Awareness Methods: Questions & A EngenderHealth http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/fp/cfer2.html




14.	Tubal Ligation Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00047




15.	Spermicides Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00062




16.	Right Way to Use a Condom American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/condom_a.html




17.	Progestin-Only Contraceptives American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/632.xml




18.	Postpartum Sterilization American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3TU1A87C&sub_...




19.	Natural Family Planning American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/126.xml




20.	Lactational Amenorrhea FAQ Family Health International http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/FAQs/lam_faq.htm




21.	Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00087




22.	Combined Injectable Contraceptives (CICs) FAQ Family Health International http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/FAQs/CIC_faq.htm

Statistics

1.	FASTATS: Contraceptive Use Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/usecontr.htm




2.	Family Planning Prevents Abortion United States Agency for International Development http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/pop/publications/docs/preventab...




3.	Contraceptive Use and Methods in the U.S. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile...




4.	Condoms Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile...

Teenagers

1.	Withdrawal Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_withdr...




2.	Teen Talk: What You Should Know about Contraceptio Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Population Affairs http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/teentalk_vol3_contraception.pdf




3.	Spermicide Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_spermi...




4.	Rhythm Method Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_rhythm...




5.	Intrauterine Device (IUD) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_iud.ht...




6.	Abstinence Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/abstinence.html




7.	Birth Control Pill Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_birth....




8.	Birth Control Shot Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_depo.h...




9.	Birth Control: What You Need to Know Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception.html




10.	Cervical Cap Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_cap.ht...




11.	Condom Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_condom...




12.	Diaphragm Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_diaphr...




13.	Douching Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_douche...




14.	Emergency Contraception Adolescent Wellness and Reproductive Education Foundation http://www.awarefoundation.org/resources/emergency_contraception.aspx




15.	Can I Make It Easier to Talk to My Partner about C Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/talk_about_condoms.h...