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Update on current contraceptive options: A case-based discussion of efficacy, eligibility, and use
Alexa Nicole Fiffick1, Tara K Iyer2, Tiffany Cochran3
1Department of Subspecialty Care for Women's Health, OB/GYN and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Abstract:
With high rates of unintended pregnancy in the United States, it is crucial for clinicians to be well-informed about the full spectrum of contraceptive options to improve reproductive autonomy. We review new contraceptive options including a nonhormonal intravaginal gel, hormonal contraceptives in the form of new pills, patches, and vaginal rings, and combined hormonal contraceptives that contain new estrogens as alternatives to ethinyl estradiol. We review updated prescribing methods for several established hormonal contraceptives such as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, which is now available for subcutaneous self-injection. Additional choices of available contraceptive methods have important clinical implications that may remove unnecessary barriers to contraceptive use.
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