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Family Planning Methods

The Orange County Health Department provides several Family Planning Methods for you to choose from. These include:

Barrier Methods put up a block or barrier that keeps the sperm from reaching the egg.

• Female Condom
• Male Condom

Hormonal Methods prevent pregnancy by interfering with ovulation, fertilization, and/or implantation of the fertilized egg.

• Combined pill (“The pill”)
• Progestin-only pill (“Mini-pill”)
• The Patch
• Shot/Injection (Depo-Provera)
• Vaginal Ring (NuvaRing)

Implantable Devices are inserted into the body and left in place for several years.

• Implanon
• IUD / IUS

Permanent Birth Control Methods are for people who are sure they never want to have a child or they do not want more children.

• Female Sterilization (Tubal Ligation)
• Male Sterilization (Vasectomy)

Emergency Contraceptives should only be used if a woman’s primary method of birth control fails.