LARC Clinical Resources

ACOG Practice Bulletin #121, "Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices," provides recommendations for the use of IUDs and contraceptive implants, the most effective reversible contraceptives. The document provides information for appropriate candidate selection and the management of clinical issues and complications associated with LARC methods. To access the document, ACOG members can click directly on the title. Others may e-mail skailas@acog.org to receive a copy.

"Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Intrauterine Devices and the Contraceptive Implant," was recently published as a Clinical Expert Series article in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The article provides a review of LARC methods, including candidate selection, non-contraceptive benefits, and management of complications.

ACOG Committee Opinion #450, "Increasing Use of Contraceptive Implants and Intrauterine Devices To Reduce Unintended Pregnancy," recommends that long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) be offered as first-line contraceptive methods and encouraged as options for most women.

ACOG Committee Opinion #539, "Adolescents and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants an Intrauterine Devices," recommends the use of IUDs and the contraceptive implant as first-line contraceptive options for sexually active adolescents.