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United States

Contraception

When women and their partners have access to a wide range of contraceptive methods, they are better able to plan and space their births. This leads to positive health, social and economic outcomes for women, families and society. The Guttmacher Institute documents the need for, access to and use of contraceptives and provides the evidence base for public investment in high-quality and affordable family planning services that provide a full range of methods, comprehensive and accurate information, and effective counseling.

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    Seeing the Whole Pattern: Coordinated Federal Attacks on Birth Control Coverage and Access

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    Contraceptive Use in the United States

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    Title X Under Attack—Our Comprehensive Guide

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 99%

    of sexually active American women 15–44 have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning
  • 30

    years the average U.S. woman uses contraceptives to attain her family planning goal of two children
  • 2-12%

    increase in contraceptive users who relied on a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method between 2002 and 2012

Resources

  • August 2012 Policy Analysis

    Becoming Adept at Working with Health Plans A Necessity for Family Planning Centers

    Rachel Benson Gold,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • August 2012 Policy Analysis

    Affordable Care Act Survives Supreme Court Test, But Medicaid Expansion Placed in Peril

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • July 2012 Research Article

    Changes in use of long-acting contraceptive methods in the United States, 2007–2009

    Lawrence B. Finer, Jenna Jerman and Megan L. Kavanaugh,Fertility and Sterility

    United States

    • Contraception
  • July 2012 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2010

    Jennifer J. Frost, Mia R. Zolna and Lori F. Frohwirth

    United States

    • Contraception
  • May 2012 Policy Analysis

    Three New Studies Illustrate Persistent Reproductive Health Disparities

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • May 2012 Policy Analysis

    Going the Extra Mile: The Difference Title X Makes

    Rachel Benson Gold,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • May 2012 Policy Analysis

    The Central Role of Medicaid in the Nation’s Family Planning Effort

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • May 2012 Research Article

    Young Adults' Contraceptive Knowledge, Norms and Attitudes: Associations with Risk Of Unintended Pregnancy

    Jennifer J. Frost, Laura D. Lindberg and Lawrence B. Finer,Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • March 2012 Policy Analysis

    Medicaid Drives Upward Trend in Public Funding for Family Planning Services

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2012 Policy Analysis

    Federal Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Emerges as Major Political Issue, Despite Accommodation for Religiously Affiliated Employers

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception

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Long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, or LARC methods, have the potential to significantly decrease unintended pregnancy in the United States because they are ‘set and forget,’ meaning that they require no intervention from women, resulting in greater effectiveness

Megan L. Kavanaugh

Principal Research Scientist

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