Birth Control Comparisons

Click below for detailed info
Access
Fact Sheet in English
Fact Sheet in Español
Cervical Cap
Prescription
PDF
Contraceptive Patch
Prescription
PDF
Depo-Provera
(3-Month Shot)
Prescription
PDF
la depo provera es una inyección que protege contra el embarazo por un periodo de tres meses
Diaphragm
Prescription
PDF
Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)
Prescription required if under age 18
PDF
Female Condom
Over-the-counter
PDF
Fertility Awareness
available to all - supplies needed
PDF
Male Condom
Over-the-counter
PDF
The Pill (Oral Contraceptives)
Prescription
PDF
Mini Pill (Progesterone Only Pills)
Prescription
PDF
Spermicides: Foam, Jelly, Film, Sponge
Over-the-counter
PDF
Female Sterilization
Prescription
PDF ligadura de las trompas (Esterilización femenina)
An Intrauterine Device (IUD)
Prescription
PDF DIU - dispositivo intrauterino
Vaginal Ring
Prescription
PDF
Vasectomy (Male Sterilization)
Prescription
PDF Vasectomía
Withdrawal (Pulling Out)
available to all
PDF Retirarse - (Salirse)
Continuous Use of Hormonal Methods (no periods)
Prescription
PDF anticonceptivo hormonal de suministro continuo
Contraceptive Implant
Prescription
PDF implante anticonceptivo
Breast Feeding
first six months after giving birth
     
Sex With Less Risk of Pregnancy
available to all
     


Birth Control Comparison Chart: To get the reversible Spanish-English chart on paper in the mail, please send your street address via email. See what it looks like: English and Spanish. (the PDF is not printable)

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Do you neet parent's permission to get birth control? NO. Title X of the Public Health Services Act guarantees confidentiality to teens who seek family planning services. Several states enable minors to pursue a range of sensitive health services, including STD testing, treatment services, as well as contraception. In fact, no state requires parental consent or notification for any contraceptive services.

To prevent pregnancy after sex, use the Morning After Pill (Plan B Emergency Contraception) within 120 hours (up to 5 days). In Washington State, you can get the Morning After Pill directly at most pharmacies.

In Washington State, you can also get FREE birth control for one year under the Take Charge program. Call 800-562-3022. You can sign up for Take Charge at Cedar River Clinics in Renton, Tacoma or Yakima, WA. You can also pick up your birth control pills refills at Cedar River Clinics.

Understand Your Monthly Menstrual Cycle - to help use birth control effectively.

Compare birth control options above methods - by printing and reviewing this PDF written by Cedar River Clinics published in the National Women's Health Network newsletter.

More Birth Control Resources.  Special section for teens.

trianglePrevent STI and HIV by using condoms. Learn about STI and answers about HIV testing.

triangleMaria Talks about sex, birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy, STI and STD, HIV, sexual violence, drugs and alcohol, GLBTQ - for young people.

triangleUse Transforming API Communities: Tools for Sexuality Education to advance comprehensive sexual health education in your API community.

triangleIf you get pregnant, you have three options: parenting, adoption and abortion. See the Pregnancy Options to help you evaluate your options. Or, see Am I Pregnant?

triangleOne in three American women will have an abortion in their lifetime. We are your mothers, daughters, friends, teachers, students, co-workers and colleagues. The circumstances guiding important life decisions such as whether or not to have a baby or ann abortion are rarely black and white. There are hundreds - even thousands of nuances to consider including family, culture, community, spirituality and most important - your own heart. Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School says abortion is a blessing. Regarding these decisions, we say: TRUST WOMEN.

triangleWant to volunteer? We seek talented people who are strongly pro-choice and dedicated to women's clinics to volunteer on the Board of Directors.

 

 

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updated November 12, 2009
 

Feminist Women's Health Center
proud to operate Cedar River Clinics in Renton Tacoma and Yakima, Washington, USA