Effectiveness of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

This study involved women at high risk for unintended pregnancy who received free contraception. Long-acting reversible contraception was associated with a significantly lower risk of pregnancy than contraceptive pills, patch, or ring and was highly effective regardless of age. Unintended pregnancy...

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Published in:The New England journal of medicine Vol. 366; no. 21; pp. 1998 - 2007
Main Authors: Winner, Brooke, Peipert, Jeffrey F, Zhao, Qiuhong, Buckel, Christina, Madden, Tessa, Allsworth, Jenifer E, Secura, Gina M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 24.05.2012
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Cohort Studies
Contraception
Contraception - methods
Contraceptive Devices, Female
Contraceptives, Oral
Drug Implants
Female
General aspects
Humans
Industrialized nations
Injection
Injections
Intrauterine Devices
IUD
Medical sciences
Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate - administration & dosage
Methods
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Unplanned
Teenagers
Transdermal Patch
Transplants & implants
Treatment Outcome
Vagina
Womens health
Young Adult
United States > US
Medicine
Long acting
Contraception
Efficiency
Controlled release form
ISSN:0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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Summary:This study involved women at high risk for unintended pregnancy who received free contraception. Long-acting reversible contraception was associated with a significantly lower risk of pregnancy than contraceptive pills, patch, or ring and was highly effective regardless of age. Unintended pregnancy is a major problem in the United States. Approximately 3 million pregnancies per year — 50% of all pregnancies — are unintended, and this rate is significantly higher than that in other developed countries. 1 Unintended pregnancy in the United States results in 1.2 million abortions per year, 2 has negative effects on women's health and education and the health of newborns, and imposes a considerable personal burden as well as a financial burden on families and society. 3 Approximately half of unintended pregnancies result from contraceptive failure, usually owing to incorrect or inconsistent use of contraception, and the remainder are . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1110855