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    • Abortion
      • What is abortion?
      • What are the types of abortion?
      • What happens before an abortion?
      • What happens during a surgical abortion?
      • What happens during an abortion with medicine?
      • How safe is abortion?
    • Barrier Contraceptives
      • What are barrier contraceptives?
      • How do I use barrier birth control?
        • Condoms
        • Diaphragms
        • Cervical caps
        • Contraceptive sponges
        • Spermicides
    • Emergency Contraception
      • What is emergency contraception?
      • What are the types of emergency birth control?
        • Medicines for emergency contraception (morning-after pills)
        • Copper IUDs
    • Hormonal Methods of Birth Control
      • What are hormonal methods of birth control?
      • How well does hormonal birth control work?
      • Who can use hormonal birth control?
      • What are the different types of hormonal birth control?
        • Birth control pills
        • Skin Patch
        • Vaginal ring
        • Birth control implant
        • Birth control shot
    • Intrauterine Devices
      • What are intrauterine devices (IUDs)?
      • How do IUDs prevent pregnancy?
      • What types of IUDs can I use?
      • Who can use IUDs?
      • What are problems with IUDs?
      • What are benefits of IUDs?
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