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This Fast Facts handout presents a succinct, easy-to-read overview of birth control methods’ effectiveness for your patients. The handout presents a chart that displays birth control methods in order from most effective to least effective. Content includes:

  • Percentage of women who will get pregnant within the first year of typical use of each method
  • Tips to increase effectiveness of certain methods
  • Illustration of each method

The back page of the handout includes a list of questions to help patients think about which birth control method may be best for them.

Help your patients understand their birth control options with this resource.

Published: 2021