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Updated Guidance on Contraceptive Use

The CDC has released updated contraceptive guidance for health care providers, emphasizing patient autonomy and evidence-based recommendations to support high-quality, equitable contraceptive care.

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The 2024 U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use provides updated guidance for healthcare providers on the safe and effective use of contraceptive methods. It focuses on removing unnecessary medical barriers, supporting patient-centered contraceptive counseling and services, and affirming the importance of patient autonomy in contraceptive decision-making. The recommendations are evidence-based and aim to ensure high-quality, equitable contraceptive care, addressing updated recommendations for medications, bleeding irregularities during implant use, testosterone use, self-administration of injectable contraception, and patient autonomy in contraceptive decision-making.

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Updated Guidance on Contraceptive Use

  • by Kerri Miller

  • August 9, 2024

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