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  1. Choosing a birth control pill - Mayo Clinic

    Combination birth control pills. This type of pill has both estrogen and progestin. There are many combination pills to choose from. Your choice depends on how ...

  2. Birth control options: Things to consider - Mayo Clinic

    Birth control types include: Barrier methods. These include male and female condoms, the diaphragm, a cervical cap, and the contraceptive sponge. Short-acting ...

  3. Combination birth control pills - Mayo Clinic

    This oral contraceptive contains both estrogen and progestin to keep you from ovulating. These medicines prevent pregnancy and can have other benefits.

  4. Estrogen and progestin oral contraceptives (oral route) - Mayo Clinic

    Oral contraceptives are known also as the Pill, OCs, BCs, BC tablets, or birth control pills. This medicine usually contains two types of hormones ...

  5. Birth control pill FAQ: Benefits, risks and choices - Mayo Clinic

    If you take birth control pills (oral contraceptives), you're probably happy with the convenience and reliability. Still, you may have questions about how ...

  6. Birth control patch - Mayo Clinic

    Learn how to use this type of birth control that delivers estrogen and progestin through a patch you wear on your skin to prevent pregnancy.

  7. Birth control pills or vaginal ring

    Birth control pills — also called oral contraceptives — are a common type of contraception. If you're considering taking birth control pills, ...

  8. Birth control basics

    Inserting a birth control device into your body? Taking a pill at the same time every day? Tracking fertile days? Permanently ending your fertility? It's also ...

  9. Minipill (progestin-only birth control pill) - Mayo Clinic

    This oral contraceptive, sometimes called the minipill, contains only the hormone progestin and no estrogen.

  10. Other birth control options

    When you think of birth control options, what comes to mind? Birth control pills are a popular choice, but don't stop there. Other birth control options ...