Consider
Progestogen only pill (‘Mini Pill’)
A pill that contains a low dose of a progestogen, sometimes called the ‘mini pill’.¹
WORKS BY thickening the cervical mucus to slow down sperm and making the uterus an uninviting place for an embryo.⁴
EFFICACY:²
Typical use: 93%
Perfect use: 99.5%
WORKS BY thickening the cervical mucus to slow down sperm and making the uterus an uninviting place for an embryo.⁴
EFFICACY:²
Typical use: 93%
Perfect use: 99.5%
Combined oral contraceptive (‘the pill’)
A pill that you take every day which contains two hormones; a progestogen and an oestrogen.¹
WORKS BY preventing the release of an egg, making the uterus an uninviting place for embryos and thickening the cervical mucus to slow down sperm.⁴
EFFICACY:²
Typical use: 93%
Perfect use: 99.5%
WORKS BY preventing the release of an egg, making the uterus an uninviting place for embryos and thickening the cervical mucus to slow down sperm.⁴
EFFICACY:²
Typical use: 93%
Perfect use: 99.5%
Vaginal ring
A soft plastic ring which is inserted into the vagina where it slowly releases low doses of oestrogen and a progestogen. Can stay inside for up to three weeks.¹
WORKS BY suppressing ovulation.¹
EFFICACY:²
Typical use: 93%
Perfect use: 99.5%
WORKS BY suppressing ovulation.¹
EFFICACY:²
Typical use: 93%
Perfect use: 99.5%
Contraceptive injection
A progesterone-only contraceptive given as an injection into the muscle.³
WORKS BY suppressing ovulation and thickening cervical mucus.³ Frequency of injection is once evry 12 weeks.³
EFFICACY:²
Typical use: 96%
Perfect use: 99.8%