Access Helping Hands™ resources about birth control options: written by medical professionals at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Ready to make a BC4Teens appointment? Call (614) 722-6200. A parent or guardian is required to attend your first visit if you are under the age of 18.
This Helping Hand™ discusses different birth control methods. Talk to your doctor or health care provider to see which is best for you.
Learn about the birth control option for women, the contraceptive patch.
Learn about the birth control option for women, Depo-Provera.
This Helping Hand™ is about different forms of emergency contraception and when to use them. Your doctor or health care provider can help you choose the best one.
This Helping Hand™ explains what a hormonal IUD is, how it works, and who it works best for.
The Nexplanon® contraceptive implant is a thin, matchstick-sized, flexible rod inserted under the skin of your upper arm by your healthcare provider.
This Helping Hand™ explains what a non-hormonal copper IUD is, how it works, and who it works best for.
Combination oral contraceptive pills are a form of daily birth control that has the hormones estrogen and progestin.
The birth control shot (Depo-SubQ Provera®) is given once every 13 weeks. The shot contains a small amount of progesterone, similar to the hormones that are naturally made in a woman’s body.
Progestin-only contraceptive pills are a form of daily birth control that contains the hormone progestin. This method does not contain estrogen. Progestin is much like a hormone made naturally in your body.
The vaginal ring is a birth control you place in your vagina.
This Helping Hand™ explains what to expect and how to plan for your IUD placement appointment.
Helping Hand education materials are a valuable resource for patients and families. Written and illustrated by medical, nursing and allied health professionals at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Helping Hand instructions are intended as a supplement to verbal instructions provided by a medical professional. The information is periodically reviewed and revised to reflect our current practice. However, Nationwide Children's Hospital is not responsible for any consequences resulting from the use or misuse of the information in the Helping Hands.
