Objective We sought to systematically review the literature on values and preferences for
contraception among adolescents and young adults globally. Study design We searched ten …

Introduction Long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC; including intrauterine devices and
implants) is recommended as the first‐line contraceptive choice by several professional …

Although the United States spends almost one-fifth of all its resources funding healthcare,
the American system continues to be dogged by persistent inequities in the treatment of …

In the past decade, enthusiasm for intrauterine devices (IUDs) has rapidly grown in the
United States. Messages from health care providers, pharmaceutical advertisements, and …

Reproductive health disparities—particularly those experienced by racial and ethnic minority
groups—are considered a persistent public health issue in the United States. Frameworks …

Although women in the United States use birth control at high rates, they also discontinue it
at high rates, often citing dissatisfaction and side effects. At the same time, research shows …

Debates about women's reproductive health and reproductive health care often reflect
fundamental disagreements about women's autonomy and agency over their bodies. As …

Efforts to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancy by expanding access to and use of
a new generation of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in recent years led to the …

CONTEXT While community health centers (CHCs) are meeting increased demand for
contraceptives, little is known about contraceptive counseling in these settings …

Objective (s) Shared decision making (SDM) has emerged as a useful tool to promote
patient-centered communication and is highly applicable to contraceptive decision making …