ARHP is committed to helping patients be well-informed members of their health care team. Look here for brochures, fact sheets, interactive tools designed especially for patients, and other resources.

6 Things You Need to Know About the Pill from Pregnancy Weekly Blog

ARHP Health Matters fact sheets

• Abstinence and Outercourse
• Birth Control Pills
• Birth Control Shot
• Breastfeeding (Lactational Amenorrhea Method)
• Cervical Cap
• The Connection Between Your Health and the Environment
• Copper T IUD
• Diaphragm
• Dispelling Common Myths About Intrauterine Contraception (Also available in Spanish)
• Facts About Emergency Contraception Pills
• Female Condom
• Female Sterilization
• Frequently Asked Questions About the Contraceptive Patch (Also available in Spanish)
• Hormonal IUD
• Male Condom
• Rhythm Method (Fertility Awareness)
• The Single-Rod Contraceptive Implant (Also available in Spanish
• Spermicide
• Sponge
• Using Birth Control Pills Regularly for Successful Contraception (Also available in Spanish)
• Which Contraceptive is Right for You?
• Withdrawal (Pulling Out)
• Vaginal Ring
• Vasectomy

Back-to-School Guide for College-Age Women from the National Women’s Health Resource Center

Birth Control: How Hormones Work to Prevent Pregnancy an interactive tool

Birth control methods and effectiveness – Part I from Examiner.com

Birth control methods and effectiveness - Part II from Examiner.com

CHECK-UP: How does an implant contraception work and will it hurt? from the Irish Times

Birth Control from Belowthewaist.org

Birth Control: Choosing a Method That's Right for You from familydoctor.org

Birth Control and Contraception for Teenagers from AVERT

Birth Control Guide from FDA

Birth control pill FAQ: Benefits, risks and choices from MayoClinic.com

Birth Control Pills Quiz from iVillage

Choosing Wisely: Birth Control Selection Tool from sexualityandu.ca

Contraception Center from iVillage

Contraception: Your guide to the contraceptive vaginal ring from Family Planning Association

Contraceptive Use Statistics from NCHS

Contraception Quiz from iVillage

Dear Dr. Shieh from Guampdn.com

Emergency Contraception 101 from Teen Wire

Expert Q & A: Deciphering the Menu of Birth Control Options from The New York Times

Facts About Emergency Contraception Pills (Also available in Spanish)

Family Planning from ReproLine

Implants: The Next Generation from Population Reports

Implants Toolkit from INFO Project

Injectables Toolkit from Population Reports, INFO Project

IUD Toolkit from USAID

From Marie Stopes International

• Contraception
• Emergency contraception

The Pill: The American Experience, by PBS

Protecting the Next Generation: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health – Africa from Guttmacher Institute

Talk Choice from Contraception Options

Questions and Answers about Permanent Birth Control

Trends in Oral Contraception: An Expert Interview With Dr. Andrew Kaunitz from Medscape

What are the birth control alternatives for women who don't want to take the pill? from Asheville Citizen-Times

What is Your Condom IQ? from shoppinglifestyle.com

A Woman's Guide to Understanding IUDs/Entender las Opciones de Anticoncepción de Hoy Una Guía para la Mujer para