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Promiscuous__Peach t1_j2dqkru wrote

Reply to comment by CeeToTheZee in Use of hormonal contraceptives is not associated with sleep patterns in women, study finds by lolfuys

The effectiveness of hormonal contraception is significantly higher when compared to condoms [1, 2, 3]. For every 100 couples who use exclusively condoms as their contraception method, 18 of them will have an unintended pregnancy yearly [3].

If you are concerned with using hormonal contraceptives and are searching for a non-hormonal method with a very high rate of effectiveness, I suggest asking your doctor about getting a non-hormonal IUD. A non-hormonal IUD is more effective than oral contraceptives and has absolutely no hormones [2].

Even when hormonal contraception is used, you should always use a condom as well to prevent STD transmission [3].

For your reference:

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, November 1). Contraception. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved December 31, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/contraception/index.htm
  2. Jones, R. E., & Lopez, K. H. (2014). Contraception. In Human reproductive biology (4th ed., pp. 245–269). essay, Elsevier.
  3. https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/unintendedpregnancy/pdf/family-planning-methods-2014.pdf
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