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Birth Control treatment offered in Boca Raton, FL
Choosing the birth control method that’s right for you is an essential way of ensuring you only become pregnant when you’re ready. Mira Women’s Health & Midwifery in Boca Raton, Florida, has an experienced team that can help you choose the most appropriate contraceptive from the many available options. Call the clinic to schedule a consultation or book an appointment online today to discuss your birth control needs.
What type of birth control should I use?
Choosing a suitable birth control method can be confusing when there are so many options available. Discussing your situation with a Mira Women’s Health & Midwifery provider is a great help.
They can give you the most reliable information based on knowing you and your medical history and having the expertise to recommend the most appropriate method. You need to take into account:
- Each method’s ease of use
- Potential side effects
- Effectiveness
- Effects on your menstrual cycle
- Costs
- Protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
- How easy it is to reverse the effects if you wish to get pregnant
Discussing these issues with your provider helps you decide which factors are the priority and how well each method of birth control fits into your life. For example, if you have difficulty remembering to take pills at the right time, then an implant would be more effective than oral contraception.
What are hormonal birth control methods?
Many contraceptives use hormones to prevent pregnancy. At the correct dose, female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone prevent ovulation and thicken cervical mucus. Hormonal methods of birth control include:
- Combined contraceptive pill (estrogen and progesterone)
- Mini pill (progesterone only)
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injection
- Hormonal skin patches
- Vaginal ring
- Long-acting implants
- Hormonal intrauterine device (IUD)
Long-acting copper IUDs are also available. Instead of using hormones, these IUDs release minute amounts of copper, which adversely affects sperm health and vigor.
What are barrier birth control methods?
Barrier methods of birth control include male condoms, female condoms, diaphragms, and cervical caps. These create a physical obstacle that prevents sperm from reaching the egg when used correctly. Using spermicide to kill sperm at the same time increases their effectiveness even further.
You can also avoid pregnancy using natural methods, where you track your ovulation cycle and avoid having sex when you’re at your most fertile. This is an option for women who don’t wish to use other methods, but the effectiveness is typically lower than with hormonal and barrier methods of contraception.
If you’re certain you don’t want to have children or your family is complete, you could undergo a permanent sterilization procedure.
Call Mira Women’s Health & Midwifery or book an appointment online today for help choosing the birth control method that best suits you.