Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive
- Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive
Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Devices are birth control methods that provide effective contraception for an extended period of time. In contrast, oral contraceptive pills must be taken daily to provide effective pregnancy prevention.
Efficacy and Cost
LARC Devices have been shown to be both more effective in typical use for preventing pregnancy and significantly more cost effective than traditional contraceptive methods such as oral contraceptive pills and condoms. [Citation]
author = Contributors, Wikipedia
year = 2008
title = Comparison of birth control methods
url = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth_control_methods#Effectiveness_of_various_methods] [citation]
author = Mavranezouli, I.; Group, on behalf of the LARC Guideline Development
year = 2008
title = The cost-effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods in the UK: analysis based on a decision-analytic model developed for a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guideline
journal = Human Reproduction
volume = 23
issue = 6
pages = 1338–1345
doi = 10.1093/humrep/den091
url = http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/23/6/1338
pmid = 18372257] LARC Devices
Many LARC Devices are available:
* Intrauterine device
* Intrauterine system
* Paragard
* Implanon
* Combined injectable contraceptive
* Depo Provera
External Links
* [http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/cg030niceguideline.pdf National Health Service Long-acting Reversible Contraception Guidelines]
* [http://www.paragard.com ParaGard T 380A Intrauterine Copper Contraceptive]
* [http://www.mirena-us.com/index.jsp Mirena levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system]
* [http://www.implanon.com/ Implanon etonogestrel implant]
* [http://www.depoprovera.com/ Depo-Provera]
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