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  1. Family planning/contraception methods

    Jul 3, 2025 · Fact sheet on family planning providing key facts and information on benefits of family planning, who provides family planning, contraceptive use, unmet need, contraceptive methods and …

  2. Birth control methods - Office on Women's Health

    Oct 24, 2025 · Birth control (contraception) is any method, medicine, or device used to prevent pregnancy. Women can choose from many different types of birth control.

  3. Oral contraceptives - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 23, 2025 · A fact sheet on oral contraceptives which provides detail on their effectiveness, health benefits and risks and side effects as well as WHO's work in this area.

  4. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jan 22, 2026 · WHO fact sheet on intrauterine devices (IUDs), providing key facts and information on effectiveness and health benefits and risks.

  5. New study reveals sex life impacts are major reasons for contraceptive ...

    Sep 26, 2025 · A new study from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP), and The Pleasure Project finds that approximately 1 in …

  6. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, 6th ed.

    Nov 3, 2025 · Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (MEC) presents current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on the safety of various contraceptive methods for use in the …

  7. Contraceptifs oraux - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 23, 2025 · Les contraceptifs oraux sont des pilules prises quotidiennement pour prévenir la grossesse. Il en existe deux types principaux : les contraceptifs oraux combinés, qui contiennent à la …

  8. Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use, 4th ed.

    Nov 3, 2025 · Overview This document is part of the process for improving the quality of care in family planning. Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use (SPR) presents current World …

  9. Updated cornerstones of contraceptive care

    Nov 3, 2025 · UNFPA welcomes these updated tools as essential instruments for advancing quality, rights-based contraceptive care – ensuring that guidance keeps pace with innovation, equity and the …

  10. Emergency contraception

    Nov 9, 2021 · A copper-bearing IUD is the most effective form of emergency contraception available. The emergency contraceptive pill regimens recommended by WHO are ulipristal acetate, …