Web Directory

» About Birth Control: What You Need to Know
   Articles cover the basics of birth control.
   http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception.html

» Allexperts Birth Control
   Volunteers answer your detailed one-on-one questions about birth control for free. Answers confidential.
   http://www.allexperts.com/browse.cgi?catLvl=3&catID=1445

» AnnRose's Ultimate Birth Control Links
   Links to family planning choices including abstinence, condoms, diaphragm, hormonal implants, injections, IUD, tubal sterilization, the Pill, emergency contraception, vasectomy and how to choose.
   http://www.ultimatebirthcontrol.com/

» Birth Control Contraceptives Choices
   Annotated collection of links to sites about contraception in general and specific contraceptive methods. From About.com.
   http://womenshealth.about.com/od/birthcontrol/

» Birth Control Guide
   Discusses use and failure rates of condoms, the pill, depo-provera, and natural methods, and includes a question and answer bulletin board. Also provides instructions for condom use and fertility charting.
   http://www.contracept.info/

» Birth Control Methods
   Information to help decide which type of contraception is best for you and your partner. Includes descriptions of different methods and personal anecdotes. From King County, Washington, Health Department.
   http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/birthcontrol.aspx

» Choosing a Birth Control Method
   Interactive online questionnaire, supported by information about contraceptive methods, guides women or men through the decision process. From Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
   http://www.arhp.org/Publications-and-Resources/Patient-Resources/Interactive-Tools/Choosing-a-Birth-Control-Method

» Contraception factsheet from BUPA
   Concise factsheet explaining effective methods of contraception, from the UK health insurance firm. Covers pills, male and female condoms, injectables, implants, diaphragms and caps, IUDs and intrauterine systems, sterilization, natural methods, and emerg
   http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/contraception.html

» Contraception.net
   Organon International, manufacturer of oral contraceptives, hormonal implants, and vaginal rings, provides information about these and other methods of contraception.
   http://www.contraception.net/

» Contraceptive Guide
   By Mary Jane Bovo, MD. Overview of methods of birth control currently available, with cost, failure rate, correct usage, advantages and disadvantages of each.
   http://www.mjbovo.com/Contracept/index.htm

» Contraceptive Methods
   Information on the currently available male and female contraceptive methods, including reference material and training tools, such as presentation graphics with trainer notes.
   http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/1fp/1methods/1methods.htm

» Contraceptive Research and Development (CONRAD) Program
   Objective is development of new or improved contraceptive methods that are safe, effective, acceptable, and suitable for use in the US and developing countries.
   http://www.conrad.org/

» DrDonnica.com
   Discussed contraceptive choices, benefits and risks of birth control pill and possible connections between birth control and breast cancer.
   http://www.drdonnica.com/display.asp?article=501

» Family Health International
   FHI works to improve reproductive health around the world by increasing the number of safe, effective, acceptable and affordable contraceptive methods to ensure that women and men achieve their desired number and spacing of children.
   http://www.fhi.org

» Family Planning
   A review of contraceptive methods available worldwide and choosing the right method for you.
   http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/fp/index.html

» Feminist Women's Health Center
   Complete descriptions of every method of birth control available in the USA, birth control comparison chart. How a woman's menstrual cycle works and when she is most likely to get pregnant.
   http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/index.htm

» Male Contraception Using Testicular Heating
   Results from the literature and from self-experimentation on the use of testicular heating as a birth control method.
   http://www.puzzlepiece.org/bcontrol/malebc.html

» MedlinePlus: Birth Control
   News, overviews, conditions, issues, research, and statistics.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birthcontrol.html

» Region VIII Family Planning Training
   A resource intended for Title X and non-Title X family planning providers in PHS Region VIII. (Denver, CO)
   http://www.region8familyplanning.org

» Sexuality and Contraception When Approaching Menopause
   Advice for women in pre-menopause about the continuing need for contraception and special concerns they may have in selecting a method to use, from Women's Health Queensland Wide.
   http://www.womhealth.org.au/factsheets/sexandcontraception.htm

» SoYouWanna pick a method of birth control?
   Review of primary methods of birth control.
   http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/bcontrol/bcontrol.html

» Various Methods of Birth Control
   A personally maintained site that explores virtually all methods of contraception and their pros and cons. Includes reports of personal experiences.
   http://www.angelfire.com/tn/talbot/birthcontrol.html

» Young Women's Health: Contraception and Birth Control
   Information for teens covers different contraceptive methods, abstinence, and "mythical methods of birth control." Center for Young Women's Health, Children's Hospital Boston.
   http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/contra.html

» eMedicine Health - Pregnancy and Reproduction
   Section includes plenty of information on the strengths and limitations of the major forms of birth control.
   http://www.emedicinehealth.com/collections/CO1602.asp