10 Best Methods of Birth Control

2. Hormonal IUD

IUD is an abbreviation for the much fancier term “intrauterine device.” An IUD is a little T-shaped device that is placed inside the uterus by your doctor. It only takes about fifteen minutes to get one, and it can be left in for three to six years. IUDs release the progestin hormone. Once you have an IUD, you don’t need to do much to manage it. Since this is a longer-term solution, though, you shouldn’t plan to have kids in your near future.