Larcs: first line, single visit

Abstract

Since the first ACOG committee opinion published in 2007 encouraging LARCs as safe and appropriate contraceptive methods for most women and adolescents, there has been a slow and steady increase in LARC use at Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC). However, there have been remarkable disparities in provision of IUDs for all women, and in particular, the adolescent population. In order to document the inconsistencies in IUD practices, a survey was sent to KPNC sites with teen pregnancy prevention programs.