# Birth Control 101: Non-Hormonal Options

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Podcast: [PrEP & Play: Conversations for Safer Sex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/prep-play-conversations-for-safer-sex-7115706)
Published: 2025-07-18T13:00:21+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, I'm joined by Rachel Carter, Nurse Practitioner and Director of Clinical Services at Shell Health (the on-site clinic at AIDS Alabama South). We discuss several different non-hormonal birth control options, their efficacy, their ease of use, and possible side effects. This includes copper IUDs, barrier methods like condoms, and fertility awareness methods.

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