Cosmopolitan_Australia__November_2015

BABIESBABIES

THE

CONTRACEPTIVE

INJECTION

THE VAGINAL

RING/

NUVARING

THE

IMPLANT

WTF IS IT

AND WHERE

DOES IT GO?

CRINGE

FACTOR

HOW $$Y

IS IT PER

MONTH?

WHAT

HAPPENS IF I

FORGET IT?

WHAT WILL IT

DO TO MY

HORMONES?

HOW

QUICKLY

CAN I GET

PREGGERS

AFTER I STOP

USING IT?

STI

PROTECTION?

A liquid

contraceptive

that’s injected

into your arm

or tush.

A 4cm-long

and 2mm-

wide plastic

rod placed

under the

skin of your

inner arm.

A soft, flexible

ring that you

insert into your

vagina yourself

each cycle.

If you’re not a

fan of needles,

it’s probs not

for you. You

get a jab every

three months.

The implant is

inserted using

a big needle

but the area

is all numbed

first. It’ll leave

a teeny scar.

It’s just like

putting in a

tampon – it’s

not hard, but

practice makes

perfect.

Around

$6.65/month

(about $20

per injection).

Up to $9.35

($36.90 for

three years

on top of a

$200-$300

insertion fee ).

Between

$25-28 per

cycle – you

need a new

one every

month.

No biggie.

The injection

lasts for three

months.

You can forget

ALL about it

for three

years. It can

also be taken

out sooner if

you want.

Take it out and

replace every

three weeks.

If you leave it

in for over four

weeks, you’re

not protected.

The injection

contains a

synthetic

form of

progestogen,

stopping

ovulation.

Releases

synthetic

progestogen,

which stops

eggs from

developing in

your ovaries.

Similar to the

pill, the ring

releases low

doses of

oestrogen and

progestogen.

It can take up

to 18 months

for your body

to return to

its pre-birth

control level

of fertility.

You’ll return

to your

pre-existing

fertility

within a

month after

removal.

As soon

as one cycle

after you

remove it.

ZERO. This

prevents the

bubs, not the

bumps.*

Zippidy zip. Nada.

FOR FUN

WHEN

YOU’RE

HUMPING

The 411 on contraception... so

you can avoid having babies

until you really want them

NOT

HUMPING

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