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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Future developments in hormonal contraception.

AUTHORS

Johansson ED

SOURCE

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004 Apr;190(4 Suppl 1):S69-S71.

ABSTRACT

The range of contraception options has recently increased to include long-term, reversible, and highly effective

methods. Several new oral contraceptive (OC) formulations are now available in the United States, where OCs are the

most popular reversible method. Long-term contraceptive systems that deliver hormones via subdermal implants,

vaginal ring, intrauterine system, and transdermal patch afford convenient and effective alternatives to OCs.

Contraceptives using hormone combinations appear to be especially effective with safety profiles comparable to

OCs. All recently approved in the United States, the transdermal contraceptive patch offers once-weekly dosing with

an improved compliance profile, the monthly vaginal ring has the convenient advantage of being user-controlled; a

monthly combination injectable provides good pregnancy protection and improved bleeding control compared with

the progestin-only formulatin; and the 5-year the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system significantly diminishes

menstrual blood loss. A single subdermal implant has been approved for use in Europe. With 60% of all unintended

pregnancies occurring in women using birth control, it is anticipated that this increasing range of options will

enhance compliance and provide more effective contraception suitable for the individual user. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT1T 564-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Future developments in hormonal contraception.", is(are)

Johansson ED. The source of this article is "American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004 Apr;190(4 Suppl

1):S69-S71.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T

564-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 564

This article is peer-reviewed.

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