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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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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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  • Publicly Funded Family Planning
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    Contraceptive Use in the United States by Demographics

  • Policy Analysis

    What Federal Policymakers Must Do to Restore and Strengthen a Title X Family Planning Program That Serves All

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 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
  • 99%

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

Resources

  • October 2011 Research Article

    The state of hormonal contraception today: overview of unintended pregnancy

    Jennifer J. Frost,American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG)

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2011 Policy Analysis

    Publicly funded contraceptive care: a proven investment

    Rachel Benson Gold and Adam Sonfield,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • August 2011 Policy Analysis

    New Federal Protections Expand Coverage Without Cost-Sharing of Contraceptives and Other Women’s Preventive Services

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • August 2011 Policy Analysis

    Wise Investment: Reducing the Steep Cost to Medicaid of Unintended Pregnancy in the United States

    Rachel Benson Gold,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • August 2011 Policy Analysis

    Political Tug-of-War Over Medicaid Could Have Major Implications for Reproductive Health Care

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • July 2011 Research Article

    Teens Reflect on Their Sources of Contraceptive Information

    Rachel K. Jones, Ann Biddlecom, Luciana E. Hebert and Ruth Milne

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • June 2011 Research Article

    Factors influencing partners' involvement in women's contraceptive services

    Jennifer J. Frost, Megan L. Kavanaugh and Laura D. Lindberg,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • June 2011 Policy Analysis

    The Numbers Tell the Story: The Reach and Impact of Title X

    Susan A. Cohen,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • June 2011 Research Article

    Characteristics of Women in the United States Who Use Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Jenna Jerman, Kathryn Kost and Lawrence B. Finer,Obstetrics & Gynecology

    United States

    • Contraception
  • June 2011 Policy Analysis

    Abortion Clinics and Contraceptive Services: Opportunities and Challenges

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • 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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