A three-year comparative study of continuation rates, bleeding patterns and satisfaction in Australian women using a subdermal contraceptive implant or progestogen releasing-intrauterine system.

Weisberg, Edith; Bateson, Deborah; McGeechan, Kevin; Mohapatra, Lita

doi:10.3109/13625187.2013.853034

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A three-year comparative study of continuation rates, bleeding patterns and satisfaction in Australian women using a subdermal contraceptive implant or progestogen releasing-intrauterine system.

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Authors:

Edith Weisberg

Deborah Bateson

Kevin McGeechan

Abstract

BACKGROUND Long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARCs) are safe, highly effective, readily reversible, and require no action on the part of the user following insertion. Early discontinuation may put women at increased risk of unintended pregnancy. METHODS Following insertion of a progestog...

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