Today, diabetic women have an increasing variety of safer and effective contraceptive methods. While more contraceptive trials
in diabetic women are needed, data from existing studies and extrapolation from clinical trials in healthy women support the
use of most contraceptive methods. This chapter will review contraception in women with type 1 (DM1) and type 2 (DM2) diabetes
mellitus, with or without sequelae. It will also review contraception in prediabetic women, e.g., with previous gestational
diabetes mellitus to augment the limited studies in women with DM2. The goal will be to provide a simple question-based approach
to individualized counseling, considering diabetic sequelae and comorbidities, metabolic effects, and lifestyle demands.
Key words Diabetes mellitus - Contraception - Oral contraceptives - Intrauterine device - Hormonal contraception - Contraception and breastfeeding - Progestin-only contraception - Estrogen