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Contraception

  • Condoms in wallets: Safe?
  • Differences between polyurethane and latex condoms
  • How does an IUD work? Can it be used for emergency contraception?
  • Where can you get the morning after pill?
  • Emergency contraception?
  • Condom broke and I'm worried about it happening again
  • Emergency contraception basic information
  • Getting off Depo-Provera — How long will it take for me to get pregnant?
  • Condoms with nonoxynol-9 (N-9) – do they increase HIV risk?
  • Skyla: The newest IUD option
  • Embarrassed about buying condoms
  • I'm a man who wants to take birth control pills — What do I need to know?
  • Current contraceptive choices for men?
  • Allergic to latex condoms
  • When's the right time to put on a condom?
  • Period when boyfriend is visiting
  • Missed Depo-Provera shot — Pregnant?
  • Off the pill — Should I talk to doctor?
  • I need free birth control! Please?
  • Menstruation after stopping birth control pills
  • Depo-Provera, less sex drive?
  • Antibiotics and hormonal birth control effectiveness
  • Mirena: Is it safe for a woman without children?
  • What STIs are "testable" and who is infected, anyway?
  • Yasmin — What are the benefits and the side effects?

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