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Birth Control
The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
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Web
Site Links
Online Databases (RHC Students
only)
Books
WebCat
Media
Articles
Text-only
version for printing
Web Site Links
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Birth
Control
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/birth-control-pregnancy/birth-control.htm
This site, maintained by Planned Parenthood, is kept current and
offers an easy to use guide to various birth control methods.
Birth Control Methods
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/birthcont.htm
This site, maintained by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services, offers not only current information about various methods
of birth control, but also answers many questions
on the subject.
Contraceptive
Guide
http://www.mjbovo.com/Contracept/index.htm
This site is authored and maintained by a board certified physician
specializing in gynecology. It is easy to use, offers updated
information, including advantages and disadvantages of each method,
and offers links to other sites on this topic.
Family Planning Program : Birth Control Methods
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/famplan/birthcontrol/
A project of the Public Health Dept. of Seattle WA. This
excellent site offers up-to-date information on a variety of birth
control methods as well as information about safe sex and STDs.
The birth control information is also available in detailed brochure
format online.
Feminist
Women's Health Center: Birth Control Comparisons
http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/index.htm
This site, authored and maintained by Feminist Women's Health
Center, aims to achieve reproductive freedom by providing abortion
and reproductive health services and information. There is
information on birth control methods with links to a birth control
comparison chart, the National Women's Health Information Center,
and much more. All information is also available in Spanish.
MEDLINEplus : Birth Control
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birthcontrol.html
A site maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the
National Institutes of Health. Sections include: "Latest News" ;
"General/Overviews" ; "Clinical Trials" ; "Research" ; "Statistics" ;
etc.
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Databases (Rio Hondo Students only) top
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Use term 'Birth Control' to find information in various medical
resources.
Health Reference Center Academic
Use term 'Birth Control' to find information in various medical
journals.
Books
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The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Reference Books (2nd floor)
Non-circulating:
Encyclopedia of birth control
Call number: Ref HQ766.R442 2000
Family planning
sourcebook : basic consumer health information...
(Health reference
series)
Call number: Ref HQ766.5.U5F3455 2001
Handbook of world families
Call number: Ref HQ515.H3356 2005
Historical and multicultural encyclopedia of women's
reproductive rights in the United States
Call number: Ref HQ766.5.U5H57 2002
The International encyclopedia of
sexuality
Call number: Ref HQ21.I68 1997
Sexuality and the law : an
encyclopedia of major legal cases
(Garland reference library of social science ;
vol. 1272. American law and society ; vol. 3)
Call number: Ref KF9325.A7L46 1993
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Birth control
Contraception
WebCat
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Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo
College Library.
Media
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The following media can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library,
to be viewed in the Library.
It's your choice
Call number: Video 001249
Presents the importance of a woman caring for her body--what to expect
during a pelvic examination, breast self-examination and various
methods of birth control.
Jam packed : the challenge of human overpopulation
Call number: Video 000437
Reviews the overpopulation issue through the eyes of teenagers as well
as experts.
Articles
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The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our
online databases. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The sample searches
and articles below are from the
ProQuest database. If you are viewing this
subject guide from an on-campus computer, simply click on the
links below. To gain access if you are at home or off-campus,
first click here:
https://rioweb.riohondo.edu/library/. Input your student
ID number and password [your birthdate]. You will see a list
of all the online databases to which you have access. Click on ProQuest and enter the database. You may conduct your own
searches at this point or come back to this subject guide and
click on any of the links below:
(SUB(birth control) ) (from Peer-Reviewed Journals only)
(SUB(birth control) and "family planning" )
(SUB(birth control) and SUB(teenage pregnancy) )
(SUB(birth control) and methods )
(SUB(birth control) and SUB(Catholicism) )
(SUB(family planning) and international )
(SUB(family planning) and SUB(population growth))
Researched and evaluated by:
E. Ball, Librarian 3/1999
last update: D. Yashar, Librarian 12/2007
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