How Well It Works At Preventing Pregnancy

Some methods of contraception are more effective than others.

For example, the contraceptive implant works very well at preventing pregnancy. It's over 99% effective if used correctly all the time (sometimes called perfect use).

This means that if 100 women chose the contraceptive implant, less than 1 woman will experience an unintended pregnancy within the first year of use.

Typical use

Contraception is less effective if not used perfectly all the time. This is called typical use.

Typical use includes things like missing a pill, a condom coming off during sex or forgetting to replace a vaginal ring.

How effective contraception methods are

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