Hormonal implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) are both safe and dependable methods of birth control. They're called long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). These “fit-and-forget ...

Two highly effective contraceptives—the intrauterine device (IUD) and the implant—actually last much longer than they are currently recommended, according to new research. In a new study ...

[READ: Pediatricians Endorse IUDs, Implants for Teen Birth Control] The Supreme Court ruled this summer that private companies can deny birth control coverage for religious objections, and a ...

Enter LARC – long-acting reversible contraception. The term refers to intrauterine devices (IUDs) and hormonal arm implants that can stay in place and keep working for up to a decade.

Use of IUDs and implants rose from 2.4% to 8.5% Experts expect more increases with new health law These methods still aren't for everyone Leah Sanchez, 26, of Los Angeles is a married woman who ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Teenage girls may prefer the pill, the patch or even wishful thinking, but their doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants — long-lasting and more effective birth ...

You might already know them as the IUD or contraceptive implants, and medical experts say for a lot of women they're among the best options on the market. An IUD is a tiny T-shaped device that ...

The small fraction of women who choose intrauterine devices (IUDs) or under-skin implants as their preferred method of birth control may be on to something: According to a new study, these long ...

You might already know them as the IUD or contraceptive implants, and medical experts say for a lot of women they're among the best options on the market. An IUD is a tiny T-shaped device that ...

Hormonal IUDs prevent pregnancy for five years. Contraceptive implants, the size of a matchstick, also release progestin, but are inserted under the skin of the arm and last three years.

The use of long-acting birth control methods such as IUDs or under-the-skin implants jumped fivefold between 2002 and 2011, according to a new U.S. government report. Among U.S. women aged 15 to ...