Your Birth Control Options

You have the right to choose whether having children is right for you. If you want children, you also should be able to plan for having them. Birth control is critical, and your OBGYN doctor can help you choose the right method. The OBGYN doctors at Women’s Medical Center in Dothan, AL, provide comprehensive OBGYN services, including birth control options.

What You Need To Know About Birth Control

When you are choosing birth control, you want your birth control choice to be:

• Safe and effective
• Easy to use
• Convenient, fitting in with your lifestyle

You can choose from these birth control options:

• Birth control pills, which release hormones to prevent pregnancy
• Contraceptive skin patches, which gradually release hormones to prevent pregnancy
• Vaginal rings, which are inserted into your vagina and release hormones to prevent pregnancy
• Birth control injections, which are administered every 3 to 6 months and release hormones gradually to prevent pregnancy
• Birth control implants are small rod-like devices that release hormones to prevent pregnancy; an implant is placed into your upper arm and can be effective for up to 3 years.
• Intrauterine devices, commonly known as IUDs, either contain hormones or copper; the IUD is placed inside your uterus and can be effective for up to 3 to 5 years if it contains hormones, and up to 10 years if it contains copper.

Other standard birth control methods include condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps, sponges, and spermicide. Condoms protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Choosing the right birth control method is a choice you don’t have to make alone. Your OBGYN doctor can help you decide on the best method for your lifestyle and your needs.

Want To Know More?

To find out more about your birth control options and which type might be best for you, talk with the experts. Call the OBGYN doctors at Women’s Medical Center in Dothan, AL. You can reach them in the office by calling (334) 793-3900, so call today.