long acting reversible contraception (LARC)

This downloadable poster provides information on contraceptives. It includes emergency contraception. It details how to use them, key facts, and their effectiveness.

This guide for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people discusses how contraception relates to hormone therapies, different contraceptive methods and how to use them, and tips for communicating with medical providers.

OBOS program associate Grace Koch hosts a crucial conversation with OB-GYN and Complex Family Planning Subspecialist Dr. Kristyn Brandi, about access to contraception, freedom of choice, and the impact of birth control on our reproductive autonomy.

Being on testosterone doesn’t prevent pregnancy. This article offers guidance around birth control for trans men, transmasculine people, and nonbinary people.

There are two main categories of birth control: user-dependent birth control like the pill, patch, or condom and long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs).

If you are in need of access to, or have question about, abortion and contraception, this list of resources is a good place to start.

This state-by-state guide provides an overview of the laws and policies around contraception in each state and ways to secure birth control and emergency contraception.

This factsheet from Reproductive Health Access covers the basics on how to transition from one method of birth control to another.

This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).

This Cosmopolitan article describes the landscape of pain management for IUD insertion and should be helpful if you’re considering getting an IUD.

This handout from the University of Washington gives guidance on aftercare for people who have just had an IUD placed.

MC describes her abortions and her trouble finding contraception that works for her.