Contraception - Birth Control Preventing Pregnancy

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  There are many contraceptive options including the pill, IUD, sterilization, the diaphragm, birth control patch, male and female condoms, as well as natural family planning

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Birth control, also known as contraception, is designed to prevent pregnancy. Birth control methods may work in a number of different ways. These include

• Preventing sperm from getting to the eggs - condoms, diaphragms and intrauterine devices (IUDs) work this way
• Keeping the woman's ovaries from releasing eggs that could be fertilized - birth control pills work this way
• Sterilization, which permanently prevents a woman from getting pregnant or a man from being able to get a woman pregnant

Your doctor can help you select the best form of birth control for you.