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Given the number of options available,
why is there limited success? »
Because of the side effects, adverse events, or lack of
spontaneity that can be associated with available contraceptive
methods, approximately 40% of women are not satisfied with
their current contraceptive method.6 Continued use of any
product after 1 year ranges from as low as 36% to 84%,
with the highest rates observed with long-acting

Because of the side effects, adverse
events, or lack of spontaneity that can
be associated with available contraceptive
methods, approximately 40% of women
are not satisfied with their current
contraceptive method. 6

implantable options.3
With so many choices, personal preference and tolerance for side effects strongly determine initiation and continuation of a product,
and a bad experience with a specific method may influence future use of that same product type, even in a different formulation.7

Figure 3.

“Perfect” vs. “Typical” Use Efficacy

In 2012, a survey conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control
reported that 28% of women preferred the “pill”; however, partly owing
to the need for daily compliance to this method, there can be a failure

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rate of 9–30% with “typical”, rather than “perfect”, use.2 There has been
more acceptance recently of the longer-acting options that eliminate the

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9-30%

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FAILURE RATE OF THE
PILL WITH TYPICAL USE
(ACTUAL USE REFLECTED,
INCLUDING HUMAN ERROR)2

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in use from 1995 to 2006–2010,2 and when provided a choice, 68% of
women chose an IUD, compared to 23% for combined hormonal
options.4 Limited widespread use of the long-acting methods may not
be due to acceptance or preference, but instead to the fewer options
approved by the FDA, while there are a number of available oral

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.05-6%

requirement for daily administration, such as IUDs, with a 5% increase

hormonal contraceptives.
FAILURE RATE FOR MOST
OPTIONS WITH PERFECT USE
(CONTRACEPTIVES USED AS INTENDED)5

Each newly developed and approved contraceptive method is likely
to allow every woman to find a method that meets her needs.

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