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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
  • 2-12%

    increase in contraceptive users who relied on a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method between 2002 and 2012
  • 30

    years the average U.S. woman uses contraceptives to attain her family planning goal of two children

Resources

  • April 2011 Research Article

    Emergency contraception use and counseling after changes in United States prescription status

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Sanithia L. Williams and Eleanor Bimla Schwarz,Fertility and Sterility

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2011 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Letter writer misused statistic

    Lawrence B. Finer,The Muskegon Chronicle

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2011 Policy Analysis

    The Case for Insurance Coverage of Contraceptive Services And Supplies Without Cost-Sharing

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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    • Pregnancy
  • March 2011 Research Article

    The More Things Change...: The Relative Importance of the Internet as a Source of Contraceptive Information for Teens

    Rachel K. Jones and Ann Biddlecom,Sexuality Research and Social Policy

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • February 2011 Research Article

    Renewed Interest in Intrauterine Contraception in the United States: Evidence and Explanation

    David Hubacher, Lawrence B. Finer and Eve Espey,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2011 Policy Analysis

    Holding on to health reform and what we have gained for reproductive health

    Rachel Benson Gold and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • January 2011 Policy Analysis

    Testimony of Guttmacher Institute to Subcommittee on Preventive Services for Women’s Institute of Medicine

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • October 2010 Research Article

    How commonly do U.S. abortion clinics offer contraceptive services?

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Rachel K. Jones and Lawrence B. Finer,Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • May 2010 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services: National and State Data, 2008 Update

    Jennifer J. Frost, Stanley K. Henshaw and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Contraception
  • September 2009 Report

    A Real-Time Look at the Impact of the Recession on Women’s Family Planning and Pregnancy Decisions

    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

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