Articles Tagged With: LARC
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Initiating Contraceptive Provision with Teens
Sexuality is a natural and important part of human growth for young people and a developmental milestone. Statistics from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System show that 47% of students report they ever have had sex, yet only 19% of those teens reported using birth control pills, and 5% reported using the contraceptive shot, contraceptive vaginal ring, or a long-acting reversible contraceptive method (implant or intrauterine device), at last sex.
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Do Teen LARC Users Get Message on Condom Use?
Family planning providers are seeing an increase in adolescent use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods. Efforts to improve LARC access to adolescents seeking contraception at Title X service sites have increased their use.
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Survey results show use of LARC continues to rise
About 46% of participants in the 2015 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey say they have seen “dramatically more” women choosing long-acting reversible contraceptive methods such as the intrauterine device and contraceptive implant in the last year.
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More women reported to be moving to long-acting reversible contraceptives
Results from two analyses of national data indicate that women are increasingly turning to use of long-acting reversible contraceptives such as the intrauterine device and implant for birth control.
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Immediate Postpartum IUD Insertion: Ready for Prime Time?
It is no secret that long-acting reversible contraception, such as intrauterine devices and implants, are among the most effective methods.
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Intrauterine device and implant are effective beyond use approved by the FDA
An initial analysis of data conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that hormonal intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year beyond their approved duration of use.
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Data reaffirm the effectiveness of LNG, copper intrauterine devices
Findings from a recent analysis of data from a large, multi-country study of women using levonorgestrel or copper intrauterine devices (IUDs) indicate that while both forms of contraception have high levels of efficacy, the levonorgestrel device daily releasing 20 mcg was associated with a significantly lower risk of pregnancy, including ectopic pregnancy, than copper IUDs.