Pregnancy Prevention
With perfect use, the birth control pill is 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. With typical use (potentially missing a day or two of taking the pill), the pill is 91% effective at preventing pregnancy.
Birth Control
If you’re thinking of birth control, then you’ve landed on the right page. From the pill to the IUD, there are many different methods to cover. The pill can help with so many things - preventing pregnancy, regulating periods, and managing PCOS to name a few. That being said, there are so many different types of birth control pills. For starters, there’s the combined bill which gives you a combined dose of estrogen and progestin or the “mini-pill” that only contains progestin. Birth control is definitely not a one size fits all, so Aavia is here for the full lesson!
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Plan B
When taken within 24 hours of unprotected sex, Plan B is 95% effective at preventing pregnancy. It works by preventing the ovaries from releasing an egg and that egg then being fertilized.