Description

• Medications or procedures that control timing of pregnancies and prevent unintended pregnancies
• Options are divided into two major categories: hormonal and nonhormonal.

Epidemiology

Incidence
45% of pregnancies in the United States are unintended. Unintended pregnancies are associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and infant outcomes.

Risk Factors

Unintended pregnancy: higher rates among women ages 18 to 24 years and >40, unmarried women, women with less than a college education, and minority women