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
3. Counseling Adolescents About Contraception: Towards the Development of an Evidence-Based Protocol for Contraceptive Counselors Counseling — J Jaccard & N Levitz
5. Myths and Misconceptions About Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Myths — JA Russo, E Miller, MA Gold
7. Intrauterine Devices and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Among Adolescents IUDs and PID — S Carr & E Espey
9. Dual Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives and Condoms Among Adolescents Dual Use — RL Williams & JD Fortenberry
11. Awareness of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Teens and Young Adults LARC Awareness — SB Teal & SE Romer
13. Practical Tips for Intrauterine Devices Use in Adolescents Practical Tips — PJA Hillard
15. The Effect of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception on Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescents: A Review Rapid Repeat — Pregnancies MK Baldwin & AB Edelman
17. Use of Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System for Medical Indications in Adolescents Medical Indications for LNG-IUS — LL Bayer & PJA Hillard
19. Cost as a Barrier to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Use in Adolescents Cost as a Barrier — D Eisenberg, C McNicholas, & JF Peipert