A toolkit containing articles on each type of birth control, real stories and useful links to trusted resources.

Head for Birth control guide

Women holding their preferred birth control, one holds a female condom the other holds the pill

Your guide to birth control

There are lots of different types of birth control (contraception). Discover the best contraceptive method for you and your life stage.

Types of contraceptives – what’s right for you?

Looking for the right contraception for you? Want to learn more about the potential side effects of your birth control? Read the articles in this guide to learn more about your contraception choices and find what’s best for you.

A Healthily Guide

Birth control

Check your symptoms and find help, support groups and tools you can trust, picked by our expert team

Try our free Smart Symptom Checker to find out more.

Unsure of symptoms?

What's right for you?

The Office for Women’s Health - call 800-994-9662

Helpline (US)

Chat online about contraception – Planned Parenthood

Health educators (US)

Where to get it in the US, including with no insurance

Need birth control? (US)

Find out about what birth control is covered

Affordable Care Act (US)

Call 0300 123 7123 Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm. Sat-Sun, 11am-4pm

Sexual health advice(UK)

Find free, confidential contraception support near you

Find a service (UK)

Marie Stopes contraception counsellor and live chat