Birth Control in River Forest

Hormonal Contraceptives

At Womens Health Group Chicago, we provide comprehensive consultations and prescriptions for hormonal contraceptives. Hormonal contraceptives are an effective birth control method that uses hormones to prevent pregnancy. These can be administered through various forms such as pills, patches, vaginal rings or injections. Our medical experts will guide you through the selection process and help in choosing the right one based on your health background, lifestyle factors, convenience needs, and personal comfort levels.

Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives

Choices for birth control should adapt to your life phase and family planning goals. One of our key services focuses on Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC). These including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and subdermal contraceptive implants – both offering long-term effectiveness while allowing you a smooth transition back to fertility whenever you decide it’s time to start a family. We take into account your overall health profile ensuring these options are safe for you.

Barrier Methods of Birth Control

Barrier methods rank among some of the most traditional and non-invasive contraception techniques available today. They work by physically preventing sperm from meeting with an egg during intercourse. At Womens Health Group Chicago, we offer several types including diaphragms or cervical caps along with guidance on their correct usage. You can have confidence as barrier methods typically don’t present side effects given they’re hormone-free.

Permanent Birth Control

If future pregnancies do not align with your plans or circumstances – there are permanent birth control solutions which our team at Womens Health Group Chicago can responsibly advise upon if considered suitable post consultation involving full understanding including risks involved too besides benefits derived eventually such as worry-free peace gained due its permanence aspect being realized here.

Emergency Contraception

There may be instances where regular methods of birth control fail, or sexual intercourse was unprotected. In such scenarios, we offer emergency contraception options. These can significantly reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy when taken within a set time frame after intercourse. Our healthcare team will provide you with the necessary guidance to quickly and efficiently manage these situations ensuring minimal stress under what usually might get considered as potential ‘crisis’ conditions.

Fertility Awareness Methods

As a health clinic focused on women’s needs, Womens Health Group Chicago believes in educating its patients about their own bodies too while guiding them through various contraceptive regimes which additionally includes Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs). By understanding your menstrual cycle natural signs intimately – like body temperature rise or changes solids volume etc being noted here specifically by monitoring which reliably indicate fertility peaks – one could work out optimal periods either for conceiving or otherwise avoiding pregnancy as required thus enabling empowered decisions being possible invariably regardless whichever course finally gets chosen based insights gathered literally from oneself directly herein!