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Who's Using What?
It's clear that women do change their choice of contraception as they age. Between the ages of 14 and 34, the birth control pill is the most commonly used form of contraception. Once women hit 35, that changes.
Between ages 35 and 39, just 13.2 percent of women use the pill. Eleven percent use the fertility awareness method, an option that aims to prevent pregnancy by determining when a woman is the most fertile and avoiding intercourse at that time. Ten percent of women in this age group have male partners who have been sterilized, and nearly 30 percent have been sterilized themselves. Between the ages of 40 and 44, the percentage of women opting for sterilization jumps to nearly 35 percent, with just 7.6 percent choosing oral contraceptives.
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What's the Most Common Form of Birth Control?
Female sterilization—known as permanent birth control—is the most common form of contraception overall.
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This content was produced with the support of an educational grant from Conceptus, Inc.
Create Date: 5/7/07
Date Last Updated: 5/7/07
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