Reasons for contraceptive and LARC non-use: How preferences and access barriers shape decisions
Improving contraceptive care requires more than expanding access; approaches should respect patients' decisions not to use contraception, while working to address concerns about side effects and insertion and removal procedures.
Authors
- Megan L. Kavanaugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-4304)
- Laura E. T. Swan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1371-3582)
- Jenny A. Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1352-8416)
- J Seymour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8410-7483)
- Allison Hung
Institutions
- Guttmacher Institute (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Wisconsin Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contraception
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111323
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00