Cost is a major barrier to adolescents' ability to obtain long-acting reversible contraception
(LARC). By reviewing the available literature on this issue, we provide a framework to …

Context Youth-friendly family planning services may improve youth reproductive health
outcomes. A systematic review conducted in 2011 was updated in 2016 to incorporate …

Background The rationale for promotion of family planning (FP) to delay conception after a
recent birth is a best practice that can lead to optimal maternal and child health outcomes …

Background Intra-uterine contraception (IUC) involves the use of an intra-uterine device
(IUD), a highly effective, long-acting, reversible contraceptive method. Historically, the …

Purpose To evaluate influences on adolescent and young women's contraceptive decision-
making processes. Methods We conducted 21 individual interviews with women who …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to improve understanding of adolescents' reasons for
choosing an intrauterine device (IUD) and to explore experiences that led to continuation or …

BACKGROUND The UK has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancies in Western
Europe. One-fifth of these are repeat pregnancies. Unintended conceptions can cause …

Objective This trial was designed to compare levonorgestrel intrauterine device (LNG-IUD)
use at 1 year after delivery between women randomized to postplacental insertion at the …

CONTEXT Many young adults are unclear about how much they want to have, or prevent
having, a baby. However, pregnancy ambivalence is an underexamined factor in the uptake …

Objective To evaluate if ibuprofen 800 mg reduces pain with intrauterine device (IUD)
insertion among US women. Study design We conducted a randomized, double-blind …