Effectiveness of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

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Authors

Brooke Winner · Washington University in St. Louis

Jeffrey F. Peipert · Washington University in St. Louis

Qiuhong Zhao · Washington University in St. Louis

Christina Buckel · Washington University in St. Louis

Tessa Madden · Washington University in St. Louis

Jenifer E. Allsworth · Washington University in St. Louis

Gina M. Secura

Abstract

The effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraception is superior to that of contraceptive pills, patch, or ring and is not altered in adolescents and young women. (Funded by the Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation.).

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive Health and Contraception Global Maternal and Child Health Maternal and fetal healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 366, Issue 21, pp. 1998-2007

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1110855

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