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Area of Science:

Reproductive Health
Adolescent Medicine
Contraception

Background:

Adolescents experience a high rate of unintended pregnancies, with 82% of pregnancies in women aged 15-19 being unintended.
While most sexually active adolescents use contraception, there's a low uptake of highly effective long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the discrepancy between the high need for effective contraception in adolescents and the low utilization of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
To advocate for the increased consideration and offering of LARCs as contraceptive options for adolescents.

Main Methods:

Review of current contraceptive method usage among adolescents.
Analysis of contraindications for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) in adolescent populations.

Main Results:

Oral contraceptive pills and condoms are the most common contraceptive methods used by adolescents.
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, which are highly effective LARCs, are underutilized.
No long-acting highly effective methods are contraindicated in adolescents.

Conclusions:

Adolescents are not adequately utilizing the most effective contraceptive methods available.
Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are safe and effective for adolescents and should be proactively offered.
Increased access to and counseling on LARCs can help reduce unintended adolescent pregnancies.