Support goes a long way to boost birth control effectiveness

Short-acting methods matched long-acting options in a contraceptive initiative that centered users

An image featuring different types of birth control, including pills, condoms, a patch, contraceptive shot and more.

The HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative centered participants’ birth control preferences and made their choices accessible. The study found that approach led to low failure rates no matter the methods used.

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New research shakes up the premise that implants and other long-acting contraception methods are far and away the most effective choice.