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• - Objective is development of new or improved contraceptive methods that are safe, effective, acceptable, and suitable for use in the US and developing countries.
  
• - Discussed contraceptive choices, benefits and risks of birth control pill and possible connections between birth control and breast cancer.
  
• - Complete descriptions of every method of birth control available in the USA, birth control comparison chart. How a woman's menstrual cycle works and when she is most likely to get pregnant.
  
• - Informative articles concerning the history, present, and future of birth control. Access to discussions and links to related sites available.
  
• - Book-length report from National Academy Press.
  
• - Information about experimental male contraceptives, particularly non-hormonal methods, and what you can do to encourage more research.
  
• - The Planned Parenthood Federation of America presents a review of the effectiveness, advantages, disadvantages and costs of reversible and permanent methods.
  
• - Overview of several methods of birth control, including abstinence, withdrawal, fertility awareness, male and female condoms, sponge, cervical cap, diaphragm, and sterilization.
  
• - Peer-reviewed journal publishing papers on contraceptive advances and research in chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, endocrinology, biology, the medical sciences, and demography. Includes a sample issue.
  
• - Results from the literature and from self-experimentation on the use of testicular heating as a birth control method.
  
• - Information on the currently available male and female contraceptive methods, including reference material and training tools, such as presentation graphics with trainer notes.
  
• - Interactive online questionnaire, supported by extensive information about contraceptive methods, guides women or men through the decision process. From Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
  
• - Annotated collection of links to sites about contraception in general and specific contraceptive methods. From About.com.
  
• - Review of primary methods of birth control.
  
• - Information about contraception options to prevent unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. Includes results of surveys and interviews about the views and experiences of UK university students and other women.
  
• - Comprehensive review of contraceptive methods available worldwide and choosing the right method for you.
  
• - Concise factsheet explaining effective methods of contraception, from the UK health insurance firm. Covers pills, male and female condoms, injectables, implants, diaphragms and caps, IUDs and intrauterine systems, sterilization, natural methods, and emerg
  
• - Quinacrine Sterilization is a non-surgical birth control for women. QS is a new outpatient procedure for female sterilization and birth control.
  
• - Information on birth control and other methods of contraception.
  
• - Comprehensive and readable information on birth control methods, by Dr. Robert Hatcher of Emory University.
  
• - A personally maintained site that explores virtually all methods of contraception and their pros and cons. Includes reports of personal experiences.
  
• - Discusses use and failure rates of condoms, the pill, depo-provera, and natural methods, and includes a question and answer bulletin board. Also provides instructions for condom use and fertility charting.
  
• - Sympathetic volunteers answer your detailed one-on-one questions about birth control for free. Answers confidential.
  
• - Professional articles, patient education materials, and continuing medical education courses covering birth control methods, recommendations and contraindications, and recent developments in the field.
  
• - The Health Connection, Calgary Regional Health Authority. Birth control information, condoms and diaphragms, I.U.D, tubal ligation, vasectomy.
  
• - FHI works to improve reproductive health around the world by increasing the number of safe, effective, acceptable and affordable contraceptive methods to ensure that women and men achieve their desired number and spacing of children.
  
• - Information to help decide which type of contraception is best for you and your partner. Includes descriptions of different methods and personal anecdotes. From King County, Washington, Health Department.
  
• - A resource intended for Title X and non-Title X family planning providers in PHS Region VIII. (Denver, CO)
  
• - By Mary Jane Bovo, MD. Overview of methods of birth control currently available, with cost, failure rate, correct usage, advantages and disadvantages of each.
  
• - Pharmaceutical manufacturer provides information for women on birth control and the different contraceptive methods that are available.
  
• - Links to family planning choices including abstinence, condoms, diaphragm, hormonal implants, injections, IUD, tubal sterilization, the Pill, emergency contraception, vasectomy and how to choose.
  
• - Home page for the Georgia Family Planning Program, part of the Georgia Division of Public Health. This program provides services, support, and information relating to family planning.
  
• - General information and fact sheets about the full range of family methods available in Ireland.
  
• - Results of an international survey of preferred birth control methods conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide.
  
• - A guide to contraceptive methods available in Canada.
  
• - Advice for women in pre-menopause about the continuing need for contraception and special concerns they may have in selecting a method to use, from Women's Health Queensland Wide.
  
• - A comprehensive birth control information site.