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While IUDs are incredibly safe and highly effective forms of birth control for all individuals, including adolescents and young adults, and have higher continuation rates compared to non-LARC methods, many medical providers still believe that they are inappropriate for use with adolescent and young patients. This lack of knowledge has the potential to negatively impact an adolescent’s or young adult’s reproductive autonomy. In addition, patients and families continue to have concerns around IUD safety based on myths of previous decades and complications from devices no longer available. This chapter will address some of the potential gaps in patient and provider knowledge, including a review of IUD efficacy and eligibility based on resources from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a list of resources for evidence-based guidelines, and a discussion of common IUD myths. |
