Here is an elucidation of the available baby-blocking, birth control options that would help in thwarting conception.

Empowered with the information furnished below women could pick the best suited of these birth control options.

The Pill

Brand – Lo-Ovral, Loestrin, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Yasmin.

Cost – Ten to fifty dollars monthly.

How to Use – Oral pills for every day use.

Efficacy- 98 percent.

Ideal for – Provisional contraception.

Emergency Pill

Brand- Next Choice, Plan B.

Cost- Thirty to sixty dollars.

How to Use- Orally taken pill to be used within seventy-two hours subsequent to unprotected sexual contact or failed birth control.

Efficacy- 87 percent.

Ideal for- Back up option in case of failed birth control.

IUD (Intra-uterine Device)

Brand- ParaGard, Mirena.

Cost- Two hundred to six hundred dollars which includes cost of IUD and insertion.

How to use- The IUD resembling a T-shape is inserted within the uterus by a specialist and would be effective for five to ten years.

Efficacy- 99 percent.

Ideal for- Females who are intent on postponing pregnancy for five or more years.

Ring

Brand- NuvaRing.

Cost- Around fifty dollars per month.

How to Use- Novel plastic ring insertion within vagina every month and stays put for three weeks after which it is to be taken out for seven days (time when a woman would get her menses).

Efficacy- 98 percent.

Ideal for- Females who do not like to use every day birth control pills.

Shot

Brand-Depo-Provera

Cost- Thirty-five to seventy-five dollars (examination charges in addition).

How to Use- Administration of the shot is done by a specialist on the upper area of the arm or buttocks and effects last for around four months.

Efficacy- 99 percent.

Ideal for- Women not able to use estrogen or are nursing.

Patch

Brand- Ortho Evra

Cost- Fifteen to fifty dollars per month.

How to Use- The patch is affixed on the skin every week for three weeks and one patch-free week when a woman would get her period.

Efficacy- 98 percent

Ideal for- Females comfortable with using topically applied drugs and not intent on using every day pills.

Implant

Brand- Implanon

Cost- Four hundred to eight hundred dollars (costs for implant as well as insertion).

How to Use- Implantation of the matchstick-sized tiny rod is done underneath the skin of the inner part of the arm and would be effective till three years.

Efficacy- 99 percent

Ideal for- Females who are not able to use estrogen or are nursing.

Sponge

Brand- Today Sponge.

Cost- Nine to fifteen dollars for a pack three.

How to Use- Insertion of the foam-textured disk is to be done a day prior to sexual intercourse and could be left inside till thirty hours. It is available over the counter.

Efficacy- 84 to 91 percent efficacy in case of women with no earlier delivery and 68 to 80 percent efficiency for mothers.

Ideal for- Females disliking every day pills and are not able to use hormones.

Diaphragm

Brand- Milex Wide Seal, Ortho All-Flex.

Cost- Fifteen to fifty dollars along with clinic visit fee (insertion necessary by specialist), seven to eighteen dollars cost of spermicide.

How to Use- Silicone disk or latex that could be re-used and has to be inserted within the vagina along with spermicide prior to sexual contact and would last till two years.

Efficacy- 92 to 97 percent

Ideal for – Females who do not like the idea of everyday pills and for whom taking hormones is not a choice.

Condom

Brand- Trojan, Lifestyles, Durex.

Cost- Two to six dollars for a pack of three.

How to Use – Lamb skin sheath or latex condom is be used by the man prior to sexual contact and is meant for single use.

Efficacy- 98 percent

Ideal for- Promiscuous females or those having several sex partners and would not be able to take hormones.

So, which of these birth control options is the best one for you?