Contraception

This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics.

MeSH scope note: Use of agents, devices, methods, or procedures which diminish the likelihood of or prevent conception.

RELATED SITES

- Family planning: Department of Reproductive Health and Research
- WHO and the Millennium Development Goals

FACT SHEETS

- Condoms: effectiveness of male latex condoms in protecting against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections

PUBLICATIONS

- Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use
- Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use

RELATED LINKS

- Female condom
- Male Condom

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