How Well Does Birth Control Work?

Last updated: 2024

We partnered with Bedsider, a project of Power to Decide, to create accessible and eye-catching educational materials for patients and students. These materials include counseling charts, tear sheet pads, and posters. Download these tools using the links below or request printed copies using our online request form. 

This chart is one of our most popular items and is being used in clinics across the United States to help clinic staff present information to patients about their many birth control options.

What is important to patients about birth control varies widely among individuals. While method effectiveness is a key consideration for some patients, others may prioritize factors such as bleeding patterns, hormonal side effects, or privacy. Offering the full range of methods and providing comprehensive and unbiased information about their risks, benefits, and side effects can enhance patient satisfaction.

While our chart is structured around the effectiveness of the most common methods, it can easily be used as a visual tool and guide to address individual patient preferences and ensure that each patient is empowered to choose the method that they decide is best for them free of coercion.

Available in English and Spanish as tear sheet pads of 50 pages and poster-sized for placement in exam rooms, restrooms, and waiting areas.

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