Contraception
Basics
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
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Citation
Domino, Frank J., et al., editors. "Contraception." 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 33rd ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2025. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/1688825/all/Contraception.
Contraception. In: Domino FJF, Baldor RAR, Golding JJ, et al, eds. 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2025. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/1688825/all/Contraception. Accessed December 6, 2024.
Contraception. (2025). In Domino, F. J., Baldor, R. A., Golding, J., & Stephens, M. B. (Eds.), 5-Minute Clinical Consult (33rd ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/1688825/all/Contraception
Contraception [Internet]. In: Domino FJF, Baldor RAR, Golding JJ, Stephens MBM, editors. 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2025. [cited 2024 December 06]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/1688825/all/Contraception.
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