Healthy Futures offers a large variety of contraceptive options. Our providers are happy to sit down with you and discuss which option would be best for you. Insurances usually cover most contraceptive methods.  Below is a list of the contraceptive options available at Healthy Futures.

Bedsider is a great website tool that can help you explore different birth control options.

IUD (intrauterine device)

An IUD is a small T-shaped device that’s put into your uterus to prevent pregnancy. It’s long-term, reversible, and one of the most effective birth control methods out there. It is a quick procedure in the office to place it and it can be taken out at any time. It is 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. We have the Paragard IUD which has no hormones in it and can last up to 12 years but can make your periods slightly heavier. We also have the Mirena IUD which can be used for up to 8 years and has a low level of progesterone that makes it so you get a very light period or no period.

Nexplanon

The birth control implant (Nexplanon) is a tiny, thin rod about the size of a matchstick. The implant releases hormones into your body that prevent you from getting pregnant. It is a quick procedure in the office to place the rod under the skin. You’re protected from pregnancy for up to 5 years with a Nexplanon. It is a very low maintenance form of contraception. It is 99% effective.

Depo Provera (the birth control shot)

Depo-Provera is an injection you get once every 3 months. It’s a safe, convenient, and private birth control method that is 96% effective if you always get it on time. It only has the hormone progesterone. 

Birth control pills

Birth control pills can have many variations of types and doses of estrogen and progesterone. There are many different types of birth control pills and often we can find one that works well for you. Birth control pills come in a pack, and you take 1 pill every day. The pill is safe, affordable, and effective. The pills are about 93% effective and must be taken around the same time every day.

Birth Control Patches

Birth control patches can go in discrete areas on the body and are replaced every 7 days. The patches have both estrogen and progesterone in them and release hormones through the skin to prevent pregnancy. The patches can be a more convenient method of birth control and are 93% effective.

Vaginal Ring

It is a small flexible plastic ring that is placed inside the vagina and left there for 3 weeks and then removed for 1 week before placing a new ring. The vaginal ring has both estrogen and progesterone that absorb through the vaginal tissue to prevent pregnancy. This can be a more reliable method of contraception since you don’t have to remember to take a pill everyday. It is 93% effective.

Vasectomy

A vasectomy is a simple male sterilization surgery done in our office. The small tubes in the scrotum that carry sperm are cut or blocked off, so sperm can’t leave your body and cause pregnancy. The procedure is very quick, and you can go home the same day. It’s extremely effective at preventing pregnancy (99% effective). read more