Translations:New Delhi/6/en

In India, contraceptives are fully legal. Oral contraceptives or condoms can be purchased at pharmacies, large stores or online. In 2015, it was estimated that about 60% of Indian women (who are married/in unions and between ages 15 and 49) used any form of contraception, including traditional methods, and about 13% of women had unmet family planning needs. The most common form of contraception was female sterilization (used by 39% of women). This was followed by male condoms (about 6% of women), the rhythm method (about 5% of women), birth control pills (about 4% of women), withdrawal (about 2%) and IUDs (about 2% of women). There were very few women who used contraceptive injectables (0.1% of women) and practically no users of contraceptive implants (0.0% of women). A small percentage of women also depended on their male partner's sterilization as their primary form of birth control (about 1%).