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Welcome to the Birth Control Piki, the best place to decide between birth control. Birth control methods range from over-the-counter to major surgeries and from temporary to permanent. This Piki makes use of more than 790 facts about 18 birth control. Sort and filter these birth control according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for birth control for college students, birth control for long-term coverage or something else entirely, we have you covered.
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Vasectomy
Vasectomy costs $35 per year, $675 per application and $100 over 3 years. It has a lifetime cost (approx, 20 years) of $700, and at 99%, it is very good at preventing pregnancy. It does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 99%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, Vasectomy achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $35, Cost Per Single Application - $675, Cost Over 3 Years - $100
Vasectomy achieves 72% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 99%, , Effectiveness Rating - 5
Vasectomy achieves 74% performance for effectiveness.
Fertility Awareness-Based Method
Fertility Awareness-Based Method costs $0 per year, $0 per application and $0 over 3 years, and it has a lifetime cost (approx. 20 years) of $0, it has average efficacy at preventing pregnancy, and it does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 80%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, Fertility Awareness-Based Method achieves 34% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $0, Cost Per Single Application - $0, Cost Over 3 Years - $0
Fertility Awareness-Based Method achieves 100% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 80%,
Fertility Awareness-Based Method achieves 25% performance for effectiveness.
Birth Control Implant
Birth Control Implant costs $170 per year, $500 per application and $510 over 3 years. It has a lifetime cost (approx, and 20 years) of $3,400. It is very good at preventing pregnancy and does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 99%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, Birth Control Implant achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $170, Cost Per Single Application - $500, Cost Over 3 Years - $510
Birth Control Implant achieves 92% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 99%,
Birth Control Implant achieves 50% performance for effectiveness.
Withdrawal
Withdrawal costs $0 per year, $0 per application and $0 over 3 years. It has a lifetime cost (approx, and 20 years) of $0. At only 70%, it is not very effective at all for preventing pregnancy. It does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 70%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, withdrawal achieves 0% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $0, Cost Per Single Application - $0, Cost Over 3 Years - $0
Withdrawal achieves 76% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 70%,
Withdrawal achieves 0% performance for effectiveness.
Condom
Condom costs $50 per year, $0.50 per application and $150 over 3 years, and it has a lifetime cost (approx. 20 years) of $1,000. It has average efficacy at preventing pregnancy and provides STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 80%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, Condom achieves 34% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $50, Cost Per Single Application - $0.50, Cost Over 3 Years - $150
Condom achieves 98% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 80%, STD Protection
Condom achieves 100% performance for effectiveness.
IUD (Hormonal)
IUD (hormonal) costs $100 per year, $500 per application and $300 over 3 years. It has a lifetime cost (approx, 20 years) of $2,000, and it is very good at preventing pregnancy. It does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 99%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, IUD (hormonal) achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $100, Cost Per Single Application - $500, Cost Over 3 Years - $300
IUD (hormonal) achieves 72% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 99%, , Effectiveness Rating - 5
IUD (hormonal) achieves 74% performance for effectiveness.
Female Condom
Female Condom costs $400 per year, $4 per application and $1,200 over 3 years, and it has a lifetime cost (approx. 20 years) of $8,000, it has average efficacy at preventing pregnancy, and it provides STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 80%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, Female Condom achieves 34% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $400, Cost Per Single Application - $4, Cost Over 3 Years - $1,200
Female Condom achieves 68% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 80%, STD Protection
Female Condom achieves 85% performance for effectiveness.
Birth Control Vaginal Ring
Birth Control Vaginal Ring costs $360 per year, $30 per application and $1,080 over 3 years. It has a lifetime cost (approx, and 20 years) of $7,200. It is very good at preventing pregnancy and does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 95%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, Birth Control Vaginal Ring achieves 86% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $360, Cost Per Single Application - $30, Cost Over 3 Years - $1,080
Birth Control Vaginal Ring achieves 92% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 95%,
Birth Control Vaginal Ring achieves 43% performance for effectiveness.
IUD (Copper)
IUD (copper) costs $75 per year, $750 per application and $225 over 3 years. It has a lifetime cost (approx, 20 years) of $1,500, and it is very good at preventing pregnancy. It does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 99%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, IUD (copper) achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $75, Cost Per Single Application - $750, Cost Over 3 Years - $225
IUD (copper) achieves 92% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 99%,
IUD (copper) achieves 50% performance for effectiveness.
Spermicide
Spermicide costs $25 per year, $0.25 per application and $75 over 3 years, and it has a lifetime cost (approx. 20 years) of $500. It is not very effective at all for preventing pregnancy and does not provide STD protection.
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Pregnancy Prevention: 70%
Given that users looking for the best overall birth control prefer higher values for pregnancy prevention, Spermicide achieves 0% performance in this category.
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Price: Cost Per Year - $25, Cost Per Single Application - $0.25, Cost Over 3 Years - $75
Spermicide achieves 76% performance for price.
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Effectiveness: Pregnancy Prevention - 70%,
Spermicide achieves 0% performance for effectiveness.