Adolescents and young adults deserve guidance from clinicians about contraception, and clinicians deserve the latest information about how to best serve this population. Bedsider.org provides a fun, creative, easy way for older adolescents and young adults to explore and compare contraceptive options. I tell my adolescent and young adult patients that one very important category of options, long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), provides THE most effective birth control in a manner that is “forgettable” and easy.

I had the pleasure of editing a supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health that provides reviews from experts on LARC contraception (LARC supplement). The following reviews are available free online:

1. What is LARC? And Why Does it Matter for Adolescents and Young Adults
   Editorial — PJA Hillard

2. Counseling Adolescents About Contraception: Towards the Development of an Evidence-Based Protocol for Contraceptive Counselors
   Counseling — J Jaccard & N Levitz

3. Myths and Misconceptions About Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
   Myths — JA Russo, E Miller, MA Gold

4. Intrauterine Devices and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Among Adolescents
   IUDs and PID — S Carr & E Espey

5. Dual Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives and Condoms Among Adolescents
   Dual Use — RL Williams & JD Fortenberry

6. Awareness of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Teens and Young Adults
   LARC Awareness — SB Teal & SE Romer

7. Practical Tips for Intrauterine Devices Use in Adolescents
   Practical Tips — PJA Hillard

8. The Effect of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception on Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescents: A Review
   Rapid Repeat — Pregnancies MK Baldwin & AB Edelman

9. Use of Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System for Medical Indications in Adolescents
   Medical Indications for LNG-IUS — LL Bayer & PJA Hillard

10. Cost as a Barrier to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Use in Adolescents
    Cost as a Barrier — D Eisenberg, C McNicholas, & JF Peipert