Birth Control

Rivonia women’s clinic offers many different types of birth control and its team of experienced and knowledgeable health care providers created the ESPC Model to help you to select the type that is right for you.

ESPC Model

E–Effectiveness: Some methods are less than 50% effective; others are over 99% effective. How important is it for you to avoid pregnancy?

S-Safety: There are benefits and risks to every type of birth control and every patient reacts differently. By taking your health history into consideration, a Rivonia women’s clinic health care professional will recommend the safest type of birth control for you.

P-Personality: The Rivonia women’s clinic counseling staff and dedicated health care providers will take the time to get to know you in order to help select the method of birth control that best suits your needs, likes, dislikes, and lifestyle.

C-Cost: Birth control ranges in price from R0-R15,000 depending on which method you choose.

Birth Control Methods

Birth control, also known as contraception, is designed to prevent pregnancy. Birth control methods may work in a number of different ways in preventing sperm from getting to the eggs.