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Development of clinical pathways for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2008: 34(2) Why was the change needed? Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are underused and many health professionals do not feel confident about how best to provide them. In 2003, Gloucestershire Sexual Health Services were successful in bidding for a programme for the National Primary Care Contracting Collaborative. This was to improve the provi...
متن کاملLong-acting reversible contraceptives: intrauterine devices and the contraceptive implant.
The provision of effective contraception is fundamental to the practice of women's health care. The most effective methods of reversible contraception are the so-called long-acting reversible contraceptives, intrauterine devices and implants. These methods have multiple advantages over other reversible methods. Most importantly, once in place, they do not require maintenance and their duration ...
متن کاملGuidelines for the use of long-acting reversible contraceptives.
Volume 85, Number 4 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 403 The use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) has increased from 1.3 to 5.5 percent over the past decade. There are three LARCs available in the United States: the etonogestrel single-rod implant and two types of intrauterine devices (IUDs; copper T380A and levonorgestrel intrauterine system [Mirena]). Rates of uninte...
متن کاملLong-Acting Reversible Contraceptives: An Important Focus at the 2016 International Conference on Family Planning
The fourth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) was held in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on January 25–28, 2016. Themed ‘‘Global Commitments, Local Actions,’’ the conference stressed the importance of global and local partnerships to shape and influence the role and contributions of family planning in attain ing health and development goals, in particular the new Sustainable Development ...
متن کاملThe Tupange Project in Kenya: A Multifaceted Approach to Increasing Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
BACKGROUND Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are safe and highly effective, and they have higher continuation rates than short-acting methods. Because only a small percentage of sexually active women in Kenya use LARCs, the Tupange project implemented a multifaceted approach to increase uptake of LARCs, particularly among the urban poor. The project included on-site mentoring, whole...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Nurse Practitioner
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0361-1817
DOI: 10.1097/01.npr.0000554671.24579.73