Health and Fitness

Use of Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods Continues to Increase in the United States

Increases in These Highly Effective Methods Seen Across Virtually All Groups of Women

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015.  U.S. women are increasingly turning to highly effective long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods—particularly IUDs. According to “Changes in Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods Among United States Women, 2009–2012,” by Guttmacher Institute researchers Megan L. Kavanaughand colleagues, use of the IUD and the contraceptive implant by 15–44-year-old female contraceptive users increased from about 9% in…

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