Use of reproductive health services among women using long- or short-acting contraceptive methods - a register-based cohort study from Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) have superior contraceptive efficacy compared to short-acting reversible contraceptives (SARCs) and choosing LARCs over SARC methods reduces the need for abortion care. However, little is known how initiating these methods associates with the subsequent overall need of reproductive health services including family planning services, and visits for gynecological reasons in primary and specialized care.

Methods

We followed altogether 5839 non-sterilized women aged 15-44 years initiating free-of-charge LARC methods (n = 1689), initiating or switching SARC methods (n = 1524), or continuing with the same SARC method (n = 2626) at primary care family planning clinics in the City of Vantaa, Finland, 2013-2014 for 2 years usin

SUBMITTER: Saloranta TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9199191 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature