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Is Your Family Planning Method Effective? The Difference Between Typical Use and Perfect Use Efficacy
Many of us have no idea how effective (or ineffective as the case may be), different birth control methods actually are. Doctors will tell you the effectiveness rates of some birth control options based on their “Perfect Use” efficacy rates and for others, you will hear their “Typical Use” ...
Unplanned Pregnancies & the Effectiveness of Birth Control Methods
An interesting discussion in the Economist under the title “Crazy, sexy, stupid” looks at abortion, adoption, and birth control use. It explores some of the issues that explain why the abortion rate in the U.S. is 3x higher than the abortion rates in many other countries. However it does not ...
Birth Control Effectiveness: How Risky is Your Birth Control?
Many people are surprised to find out that their chosen method of birth control is not quite as effective as they may think. They’ll ask, “If the Pill is 99.9% effective, how come I got pregnant?” When talking about birth control effectiveness, there are two rates to consider: Perfect Use and ...
