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Side effect expectations, experiences, and implant continuation and satisfaction among adolescents and young adults

Brooke W Bullington1, Gentry Carter1, Sarah Elliott1

  • 1Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
|August 20, 2026
PubMed
Abstract

Keywords:
Contraceptive implantadolescentscontinuationsatisfactionside effects

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