Founder and Owner Women's+ Health Collective Grand Valley State University PA Program/University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program Ada, Michigan
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Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) have played a big role in decreasing the seemingly unmovable unintended pregnancy rate. For over a decade the number of unintended pregnancies stayed around 51%. As more widespread use of LARCs continued to increase after 2008, we saw an 18% decrease in the unintended pregnancy rate. But many providers do not feel well enough equipped to either fully discuss risks and benefits of LARCs or to place them. This talk with dive into the different LARCs, their risks, benefits, and indications, how to counsel patients on their differences as well as the differences between these and oral contraceptives. We'll look at insertion techniques and talk about ways we can help patients experience insertions that don't feel traumatic for them. We'll also talk about difficult insertions and what to do for those patients. This talk is intended to increase comfort levels with LARCs for both counseling as well as placement.
Learning Objectives:
Evaluate the mechanism of side effects, and placement technique of available LARCs, research and guideline recommendations
Summarize placement and removal of implants and IUDs as well as complications
Describe common patient concerns about contraception that apply to stages throughout the lifetime for clinician-patient discussion