Comparison of birth control methods: Difference between revisions

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Effectiveness: deleted "abstinence pledge" because, as noted, "Strictly speaking, abstinence pledges are not a method of birth control" and because the reference was just some blog
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| {{color|gray|1988 [[cervical cap]] and [[spermicide]] (discontinued in 2005) used by parous}}<ref name=parous group=note/>
| [[Prentif]] || style="background:#fcc;"| {{sort|032.00|32}} || style="background:#fcc;"| {{sort|026.00|26}} || Barrier + spermicide || Vaginal insertion || {{sort | 00.030 | Every act of intercourse}}
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| [[Virginity pledge|Abstinence pledge]]<ref group=note>Strictly speaking, abstinence pledges are not a method of birth control, as their purpose is preservation of the virginity of unmarried girls, with prevention of pregnancies only being a side-effect. This also means that they are restricted to the time before marriage.</ref><ref>{{cite web | first = Heather | last = Corinna | name-list-style = vanc | url = http://www.scarleteen.com/blog/heather_corinna/2010/01/29/whats_the_typical_use_effectiveness_rate_of_abstinence | title = What's the Typical Use Effectiveness Rate of Abstinence? | date = 29 January 2010 | publisher = Scarleteen }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=December 2017}}
| || style="background:#fcc;"| {{sort|050.00|50&ndash;57.5}} (estimated)<br />(1 of 2) || style=background:#dcdcdc | {{sort|100.00|no data}} || Behavioral || Commitment || style=background:#e0ffff| {{sort | 98.000 | Once}}
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| None (unprotected intercourse)<ref name=trussell2011/>