What are some birth control options other than the pill?

What are some good hormone free birth control options?

• I have been on the pill for a few years, but am looking to switch to hormone free birth control. I am currently married and am planning on having children eventually... but not for a while. Any ideas or experiences on options?

• Answer:

  Here are all your non-hormonal options, along with their rates of effectiveness in perfect use and typical use (when we factor in human error): 1) Abstinence (estimated failure rate between 26% and 86%, as noted here: http://www.sexetc.org/story/deciding_sex%E2%80%A6 ) 2) Natural Family Planning/Fertility Awareness Based Methods (between 78% and 88% effective in typical use and between 95% and 97% effective in perfect use) 3) Male Condom (85% effective in typical use and 98% effective in perfect use) 4) Withdrawal (82% effective in typical use and 96% effective in perfect use) 5) ParaGard IUD (99.2% effective in typical use, 99.4% effective in perfect use) 6) Diaphragms (84% effective in typical use, 94% effective in perfect use) 7) Cervical Caps (84% effective for typical use and 91% effective for perfect use in women who have never given birth; 68% effective for typical use and 74% effective for perfect use in women who have given birth) 8) Female Condom (79% effective in typical use and 95% effective in perfect use) 9) Spermicides (71% effective in typical use and 85% effective in perfect use) 10) Sponge (84% effective in typical use and 91% effective in perfect use in women who have not given birth; 68% effective in typical use and 80% effective in perfect use in women who have given birth) Hope that helps!