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Contraceptive Methods

Barrier or spermicidal

  • Cervical cap
  • Condom
  • Contraceptive sponge
  • Diaphragm
  • Female condom
  • Spermicide

Hormonal (formulations) Combined

  • OCP (Oral / ‘the pill’ • extended cycle)
  • Contraceptive patch
  • LARC (Injectable • NuvaRing)

Hormonal (formulations) Progestogen-only

  • OCP (Progestogen only pill / ‘minipill’)
  • LARC (Depo-Provera • Implanon • Norplant/Jadelle)

Anti-estrogen
Ormeloxifene (Centchroman)

Post-intercourse
Emergency contraception (pills or copper IUD) (Yuzpe regimen, Ulipristal acetate)

Intrauterine device (IUD)

  • IUD with copper (Paragard)
  • IUD with progestogen (Mirena)

Abortion

  • Surgical
  • Medical (RU-486/abortion pill)

Sterilization

Female:

  • Tubal ligation
  • Essure

Male:

  • Vasectomy

External links:

http://en.wikipedia.org


Combined oral contraceptives (the pill)

  • Binovum (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Brevinor (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Cilest (ethinylestradiol, norgestimate)
  • Dianette (ethinylestradiol, cyproterone)
  • Femodene (ethinylestradiol, gestodene)
  • Femodene ED (ethinylestradiol, gestodene)
  • Femodette (ethinylestradiol, gestodene)
  • Katya (ethinylestradiol, gestodene)
  • Loestrin 20 (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Loestrin 30 (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Logynon (ethinylestradiol, levonorgestrel)
  • Logynon ED (ethinylestradiol, levonorgestrel)
  • Marvelon (ethinylestradiol, desogestrel)
  • Mercilon (ethinylestradiol, desogestrel)
  • Microgynon 30 (ethinylestradiol, levonorgestrel)
  • Microgynon 30 ED (ethinylestradiol, levonorgestrel)
  • Norimin (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Norinyl-1 (mestranol, norethisterone)
  • Ovranette (ethinylestradiol, levonorgestrel)
  • Ovysmen (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Qlaira (estradiol, dienogest)
  • Sunya (ethinylestradiol, gestodene)
  • Synphase (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Triadene (ethinylestradiol, gestodene)
  • Trinovum (ethinylestradiol, norethisterone)
  • Yasmin (ethinylestradiol, drospirenone)

Progesterone only contraceptives (mini pill)

  • Cerazette (desogestrel)
  • Femulen (etynodiol)
  • Micronor contraceptive tablets (norethisterone)
  • Norgeston (levonorgestrel)
  • Noriday (norethisterone)

Contraceptive implant

  • Implanon (etonogestrel)

Contraceptive injection

  • Depo-provera (medroxyprogesterone)
  • Noristerat (norethisterone)

Contraceptive IUD

  • Mirena (levonorgestrel)

Contraceptive patch

  • Evra patches (ethinylestradiol, norelgestromin)

Contraceptive vaginal ring

  • NuvaRing (ethinylestradiol, etonogestrel)

Spermicidal contraceptives

  • Gygel (nonoxinol-9)

Emergency contraception (morning after pill)

  • Ellaone (ulipristal acetate)
  • Levonelle one step (levonorgestrel)
  • Levonelle 1500 (levonorgestrel)

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