Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) offer unparalleled efficacy and ease of use. LARC methods have gained recognition as some of the most effective contraceptive options available, with ...

More people started using IUDs and implants after B.C. made almost all forms of prescription birth control free, according to ...

Two long-acting reversible contraceptive devices, the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) and etonogestrel (ENG) subdermal implants, are well-tolerated and are associated with few serious ...

Critics say policy conflates abortion and birth control; aid groups say supplies could have helped 650,000 people ...

More than 11,000 additional women opted for the most effective form of birth control-long-acting reversible contraception ...

Committee opinion no. 539: adolescents and long-acting reversible contraception: implants and intrauterine devices. Obstet Gynecol. 2012;120:983-988 (reaffirmed 2016).

They say ethical birth control programs aim to empower patients to choose the contraceptive method — if any — that is best for them, instead of promoting long-acting methods in an attempt to ...