Birth control refers to the methods or devises used to prevent pregnancy, which is also known as fertility control.

From Barrier methods, hormonal methods, intrauterine devices (IUDs), sterilization to natural family planning, you have many choices when it comes to birth control, but not all methods are right for everyone. Before you settle on one, weigh all the options and consider the facts.

Deciding which method of birth control to use is a very personal decision. Birth control and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention is the responsibility of both partners, regardless of their gender.

Most of the birth control methods are used in the woman’s body, from research; this is only because it is much easier to control one egg a month than it is to control hundreds of millions of sperm every day. Another way to think about this responsibility is that men are always fertile, they are able to contribute to creating a pregnancy, but women are only fertile when they have an egg that can be fertilized.

You can double up by adding another form of birth control to get added protection against unplanned pregnancies and STDs. A hormonal birth control provides the most effective prevention of pregnancy, but some people don’t like the idea of taking it because they can’t take same pill every day at the same time.

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Another one is the Shot, Depo-Provera that you would only have to get once every three months. Or you only want to think about birth control when you are actually going to be having s ex. Then maybe you want to use a diaphragm or sponge. If you want the double duty, then male or female condoms, which prevent pregnancy and STDs, might be the choice for you.

Remember, you must visit your Doctor first for proper counselling before making any decision on what and how to go about your choice of birth control method. - Greennews.