abortion * abstinence *  combined pill * condoms * diaphragm * emergency contraception * IUD * progesterone-only pill / injection * rhythm method * withdrawal *Female sterilisation * male sterilisation *

The woman does some tests on her temperature, her mucus or her urine to find out when she’s releasing an egg. Then no sex till she’s safe.

The rhythm method uses a calendar.

Not brilliant - between 2 and 10 % failure rate if you’ve had training. In real life, it doesn’t work so well because periods aren’t always on time and it is not always easy to know exactly when a woman is releasing an egg.

Leave this method to people who have been trained to use it.

No hormones, no rubber, no nothing.

• No protection against AIDS or other sexual infections
• The unsafe time of the month is the time you most want to have sex.
• Only suitable for couples who don’t mind getting pregnant.

The bloke pulls out just before he comes. In theory.

Big problems. Like trying to brake while going down a cliff.

NON - It’s a last resort. A very last resort.

• No fun. Neither of you will actually want to pull out at the time.
• Doesn’t work well anyway because men leak sperm before they come.
• No protection against AIDS or other sexual infections