By Liv Ainsworth, Sexperts
Contraceptives help protect people from getting pregnant and from catching infections during sexual activity. It is important for all adolescents to learn about contraception so they have information they’ll need to make safe and healthy decisions.
Read the article linked in the button to learn more about long-acting, short-term, barrier methods, and emergency types of birth control menthods.
A landmark study of more than 9,000 women showed that when women are counseled on all options for contraception and barriers such as access and cost are removed, 75% will choose a long-acting, reversible contraception (LARC) method.
Furthermore, implants and IUDs have the highest user satisfaction rates of any method and continuation rates over double that of pills or Depo-Provera.
Learn more misperceptions involving IUDs like cost, fertility, and infections by clicking on the button below.
Colorado law requires that any minor under 18 years old notify her parents or other legal guardian of her intent to have an abortion.
Read more about specifications by reading the article linked below.