If you dislike taking birth control pills every day but aren’t ready to have something inserted or implanted in your body, the patch might be a good compromise for pregnancy prevention.
If you’re considering the patch for contraception, here is what you should know, according to Kecia Gaither, MD, OB-GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist .
Dr. Gaither, an ob-gyn and maternal fetal medicine specialist, is director of perinatal services at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a member of NYC Health + Hospitals System in Bronx, New York.
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Guttmacher Institute. (2021). Contraceptive use in the United States.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (2022). XULANE-norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol patch [package insert]. Daily Med.
Robinson, J.A., et al. (2013). Obesity and hormonal contraceptive efficacy. Women's Health (Lond).
Planned Parenthood. (n.d.). Birth control patch.
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