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Each year, nearly 2% of U.S. women of reproductive age have an induced abortion.1 This sobering statistic reminds us how important it is for our patients to have access to safe, effective birth control. Toward that end, this article provides an overview of hormonal contraceptives recently approved by the FDA or in development.
Developed more than four decades ago and representing among the best-studied medications prescribed, oral contraceptives (OCs) continue to be the most popular reversible contraceptive in the U.S.2 OC use is safe for the great majority of women and is associated with numerous noncontraceptive benefits.3,4 Although OCs represent a highly effective birth control method whe…