Hormonal Method
A patch that sticks to the skin and releases hormones that are highly effective at stopping pregnancy.

EFFICACY
Contraceptive
Patch
Use it right!
Efficacy with typical use
Where there is a risk of inappropriate application, inconsistent use or just plain human error.
Efficacy with correct use
When used with 100% accuracy, not relying on self-administration and used exactly according to instruction.
Approximately %s out of every 100 women in a year will experience an unintended pregnancy
Approximately %s out of every 100 women in a year will experience an unintended pregnancy










FYI without contraception 85 in 100 young women will get pregnant this year.
Remember, if you're going to do it it's worth doing right.
Source: Trussell J. Contraceptive Efficacy. Efficacy at typical and correct use figures. In: Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Nelson AL, Cates W, Kowal D, Policar M. Contraceptive Technology: Twentieth Revised Edition. New York NY: Ardent Media, 2011.
REGIMEN
Contraceptive
Patch
Do it properly.
The contraceptive patch is applied once a week, for 3 weeks in a row and then left off for the 4th week. This cycle is then repeated.
Benefits
- Highly effective
- Widely available
- Easy to use