For more information, visit our Contraception and Birth Control page.

Low Cost Birth Control

We offer a wide variety of birth control methods, ranging from the patch, many types of oral contraceptives, condoms and the nuva-ring.

The lowest cost oral contraceptives are listed below. When the generic equivalent is purchased at the SHS Pharmacy, costs range from $16 - $22 per cycle. Please contact your health care provider or the Student Health Service pharmacy with any questions concerning this important decision.

Brand Name	Generic Equivalent - available at SHS Pharmacy
ALESSE	AVIANE
CYCLESSA	VELIVET
DEMULEN 1/35	KELNOR 1/35
DESOGEN	APRI
LOESTRIN 1/20	JUNEL FE 1/20
LOESTRIN 1.5/30	JUNEL FE 1.5/30
LO-OVRAL	CRYSELLE
MICRONOR	CAMILA
NORDETTE	PORTIA
ORTHO CYCLEN	SPRINTEC
ORTHO NOVUM 1/35	NORTREL 1/35
ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN	TRI-SPRINTEC
TRI-NORINYL	ARANELLE
TRIPHASIL	ENPRESSE

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