Long acting Short acting |
Efficiency | Street names | Medical names | Low maintenance | Can be used soon after pregnancy | Manages heavy uterine bleeding | Protects from STIs | Can be discreet | Does not have hormones | Suitable for BMI +30, high blood pressure and smokers | Works as an emergency contraceptive | |
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Contraceptive Implant | ![]() |
99.9% | The rod, the stick, the bar | Contraceptive Implant, Implanon NXT® (brand) | ? | |||||||
Hormonal Intrauterine Device (IUD) | ![]() |
99.8% | IUD, Mirena, T | Hormonal IUD, Mirena® (brand) | ? | |||||||
Vasectomy | ![]() |
99.8% | The snip | Vasectomy, sterilisation | ? | |||||||
Copper Intrauterine Device (IUD) | ![]() |
99.2% | IUD, Copper T | Mulitload Cu 375, TT380, TT380 Short | ? | |||||||
Tubal Ligation | ![]() |
99.5% | Clips, tubes tied | Female tubal ligation (laparoscopic sterilisation or mini-laparotomy), bilateral salpingectomy | ? | |||||||
Contraceptive Injection | ![]() |
94% | Depo, deepa, the shot, the needle | Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA), Depo Provera® (brand), Depo Ralovera® (brand). | ? | |||||||
Contraceptive Ring | ![]() |
91% | The ring, the halo | Combined Vaginal Ring, Nuvaring® (brand) | ? | |||||||
Daily Combined Hormonal Contraceptive Pill | ![]() |
91% | The pill | Combined Oral Contraceptives, COC | ? | |||||||
Daily Progestogen Contraceptive Pill | ![]() |
91% | Mini pill | Progestogen Only Pill, POP | ? | |||||||
Diaphragm | ![]() |
82% | Cervical cap, hat | Diaphragm, Caya® (brand) | ? | |||||||
Emergency Contraceptive Pill – LNG-EC | ![]() |
Morning after pill | Post-coital contraception, LNG-EC, Levonelle® (brand), Norlevo® (brand), Postinor® (brand) | ? | ||||||||
Emergency Contraceptive Pill – UPA | ![]() |
Morning after pill | Ulipristal Acetate (UPA), Ella One® (brand) | ? | ||||||||
External Condom | ![]() |
82% | Condom, glove, skin, rubber | Male condom, penile condom | ? | |||||||
Vaginal Condom | ![]() |
79% | Condom | Female condom, Femidom® (brand) | ? | |||||||
Fertility Awareness Methods | ![]() |
75% to 99.6% | Natural Planning, Rhythm method | Fertility Awareness Based Methods, Symptothermal methods, Billings method, Calendar Method | ? | |||||||
Breastfeeding Amenorrhoea Method | ![]() |
75% | Breastfeeding method | Lactation Amenorrhoea, Postpartum Contraception | ? | |||||||
No PIV Activity | ![]() |
- | Dry sex, dry humping, clothes on sex, no PIV, PIV critical, Oral sex, Anal sex | Outercourse, penetrative abstinence | ? |