The patch - it's a thin plastic patch
- hormones are absorbed from the patch into your system
- pregnancy is prevented in 3 ways: prevents the egg from being released, prevents sperm from reaching egg or prevents fertilized egg from being implanted in the uterus.
- failure rate of 1%
- Side Effects: skin irritation, headaches, breast tenderness, irregular bleeding, moderate weight gain, nausea and bloating
- STD'S: NO protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
Depo-provera: injection- is an injection containing synthetic hormone progestin.
- regulates a woman's ovaries.
- prevents pregnancy in 3 ways: prevents release of an egg, acts as a barrier preventing sperm from reaching the egg or prevents fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus.
- Side Effects: headaches, dizziness, nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue, moderate weight gain, change of appetite.
- STD'S: NO protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
vaginal ring- is a soft flexible piece of plastic that contains synthetic hormones to be absorbed inside the vagina.
- hormones abosorbed from the ring regulate your fertility similar to the way the natural hormones work.
- pregnancy is prevented in 3 ways: prevents egg from being released, prevents sperm from reaching egg or prevents fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus.
- Side Effects: headaches, dizziness, nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue, moderate weight gain or change of appetite.
- STD'S: NO protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
the pill- uses synthetic hormones to prevent pregnancy.
- prevents pregnancy in 3 ways: prevent ovulation each month, causes cervix to produce less and thicker muscus so that sperm cannot easily enter the uterus or makes it difficult for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus.
- Side Effects: nausea, breast tenderness, irregular spotting, weight gain, mood changes or headaches.
- STD'S: NO protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
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