6 Types of Nonhormonal Birth Control You Should Have on Your Radar

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could rely on the pull-out method. Or use an app to track your fertility and not have sex on your most fertile days. The thing is, neither of those methods is super effective.

Here are half a dozen that are worth considering if you want to avoid both pregnancy and hormones (and pregnancy hormones!).This tiny T-shaped device is implanted in your uterus, usually in under five minutes, where the copper it’s wrapped in causes a reaction that makes it difficult for sperm to get to the egg.

Nonhormonal IUDs may make your periods for the first three to six months. With that said, they’re more than 99 percent effective (in part because you can’t forget to, um, implant an IUD), and the one-and-done method lasts for up to 12 years.There are actually.