1-Stop Health Shop
Birth Control
Talking Points
Local Resources
Student Wellness Office (765-494-9355) - Services: information & resources; free safer sex supplies; educational programming.
PUSH Women's Clinic (765-494-1700) - Services: birth control; emergency contraception; pregnancy testing.
Planned Parenthood (765-446-8078) - Services: birth control; emergency contraception; pregnancy testing & counseling; educational resources.
Fact Sheets
Birth Control Guide
A handy chart describing the different methods, their effectiveness, and their pros and cons.
(Food and Drug Administration, 2003)
Birth Control Fact Sheets
Comprehensive collection of individual fact sheets, one for each birth control method.
(Contraceptive Health Information Working Group, Alberta Health and Wellness, 2006)
Evolution and Revolution: The Past, Present, and Future of Contraception
Summary article about the history of contraception through the year 2000, pp. 15 – 25.
(The Contraception Report, volume 10, number 6, Baylor College of Medicine, 2000)
Booklet
Birth Control – It’s Your Choice
Downloadable booklet with information about each birth control method available, how to make the decision about which method(s) to choose, and how birth control prevents pregnancy.
(Contraceptive Health Information Working Group, Alberta Health and Wellness, 2006)
PowerPoint
Birth Control Basics
PowerPoint lecture about the different types of birth control available, including effectiveness rates, cost, and how they work.
(Student Wellness Office, 2007)
Tutorial
Birth Control: How Hormones Work to Prevent Pregnancy
Flash-animated tutorial showing how the different forms of hormonal birth control work to prevent pregnancy inside the body.
(Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, 2004)
Data
Purdue Data
Student survey data from Spring 2007
Contraceptive Use in the United States
Quick statistics about the most commonly used forms of birth control among women in the United States, ages 15 – 44.
(National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, 2006)
Use of Contraception and Use of Family Planning Services in the United States: 1982 – 2002
Advanced data set about contraception and family planning use in the United States.
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004)
Web Links
Birth Control Options
Overviews of each method, including effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantages.
(Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 2006)
Choosing a Birth Control Method
A quick quiz that can help determine which birth control methods may work best for you.
(Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, 2005)
The Emergency Contraception Website
Site provides information about emergency contraception, how to get it, and how it works.
(Office of Population Research, Princeton University, 2006)
Go Ask Alice! - Birth Control Questions
Anonymous Q&A site run by Columbia University health services; browse archives for answered questions about birth control.
(Health Promotion Program, Columbia University, 2006)
Managing Contraception
Click on “Q&A” to view archived questions about birth control submitted by patients and medical providers; questions answered by Robert Hatcher, M.D.
(Bridging the Gap Foundation, 2006)
MedlinePlus: Birth Control
Overview site about birth control providing links to news stories, statistics, fact sheets, and more from trusted sources; maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
(National Institutes of Health, 2006)
Planned Parenthood: Birth Control
Overviews of each method, including effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantages.
(Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 2006)