Birth Control

What Are Male Condoms?

The male condom is a thin covering that fits over an erect penis. Condoms can be made out of three kinds of material:

• Latex, a thin kind of rubber
• Polyurethane, a thin, soft plastic
• Animal membranes, such as lambskin

Condoms made from latex and polyurethane can help prevent pregnancy and STDs, including HIV. Sperm and STD germs cannot pass through these types of condoms. Condoms are used to help protect yourself from STDs when you have vaginal, anal and oral sex.

• What Is Natural Family Planning?
• Effectiveness
• Advantages
• Possible Side Effects
• To Learn More

What Is Natural Family Planning?

Natural Family Planning (NFP) and the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) are pregnancy prevention methods based on:

• What Is LAM?
• How To Use It
• Effectiveness
• Advantages
• Possible Side Effects
• Possible Warning Signs

What Is LAM?

Information methods are based on facts about how pregnancy occurs and how the the woman and man's reproductive systems work. With this information, women and men have pregnancy prevention choices that are safe, work well, and are very inexpensive.