Contraception Comparison Chart
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3ROBERT LEVITT, MD
JESSICA BERGER-WEISS, MD
ADRIENNE POTTS, MD
HARTAJ POWELL, MD, MPH
COURTNEY LEVENSON, MD
ASHLEY ARTIS, MD
LAUREN CAPURATA, MSN, RN, WHNP
CONTRACEPTION COMPARISON
NAME
Advantages
Disadvantages
Efficacy
HORMONAL
Must r emember t o t ake d aily
•
Continuous c ontraceptive
•
Increased r isk o f b lood c lots,
•
protection w hen t aken
heart a ttack, s troke, e sp. i n
99% o r g reater
Birth C ontrol
correctly
smokers o ver 3 5 y /o
if t aken
Pills
Reversible
•
correctly
Rare s ide e ffects i nclude:
•
Many n on-‐contraceptive
•
nausea, h eadache, b reast
health b enefits
tenderness
Must v isit p hysician o ffice f or
•
injection e very 1 2 w eeks
DMPA
Continuous c ontraceptive
•
Return o f f ertility 4 -‐5 m onths
•
protection f or 3 m onths
after l ast s hot
99% o r g reater
No n eed t o r emember t o t ake
(Depo-‐ P rovera
•
Side e ffects c an i nclude
•
injection)
daily m edication
irregular m enstrual s potting,
headache, m ood c hanges
Must r emember t o c hange
A p atch i s a pplied w eekly
•
•
patch w eekly
No n eed t o r emember t o t ake
•
Ortho E vra
daily m edication
Patch m ay c ome l oose
99.7%
•
(patch)
Good c ycle c ontrol ~ s ame a s
Similar s ide e ffects a nd r isks a s
•
•
birth c ontrol p ills
birth c ontrol p ills
INSERTED HORMONAL DEVICE
A s elf a pplied v aginal r ing
Ring m ust b e i nserted a nd
•
•
inserted f or 3 w eek i ntervals
removed b y p atient
NuvaRing
with o ne w eek o ff
99.5 %
Similar s ide e ffects a nd r isks a s
•
No o ther m aintenance n eeded
(vaginal r ing)
Birth c ontrol p ills
•
Good c ycle c ontrol
Same a s b irth c ontrol p ills
•
Inserted b y p hysician i n a rm i n
•
Nexplanon
Continuous c ontraceptive
•
office
protection f or u p t o 3 y ears
May c ause i rregular m enses o r
99%
•
(Inserted
No m aintenance n eeded
•
loss o f m enses
implant d evice)
Non h ormonal
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