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title: Contraception
date: 2023-07-17T19:52:00-04:00
author: Eva Parker Passalacqua
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/contraception"
section: Subjects
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Contraception

There are many forms of birth control. Detailed, accurate information about contraceptives helps us find the best options for ourselves, and helps us support each other's reproductive rights as well.

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)###  [*What is?* **Contraception**](/what-is/contraception)

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![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)###  [*What is?* **Contraception**](/what-is/contraception)

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)Contraception Themes

- [ Contraception Methods & Access](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/birth-control-methods-access)
- [ History & Politics of Contraception](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/history-politics-of-birth-control)
- [ Nonbinary & Trans-inclusive Abortion & Contraception](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/nonbinary-trans-inclusive-abortion-birth-control)

##### Featured Contraception Expert

[![Headshot of Angel M. Foster](data:image/png;base64,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)### Angel M. Foster

Angel M. Foster is a professor in the faculty of health sciences at the University of Ottawa. She is also the 2011-2016 endowed chair in women’s health research and director of the Collaborative on Interdisciplinary Global Abortion Research.

[read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/angel-foster)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/angel-foster)

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