Clinical Resources

The following clinical resources are available to assist you with increasing the provision of LARCs to your adolescent and young women clients.

Webinars

These 90 minute webinars are available to access at your convenience. Continuing education credits are available.  Conducted in March 2011, leading experts in the field of reproductive health talk about how to:

Counsel Teens and Young Women about LARCs

This webinar is designed to increase providers’ confidence and knowledge when it comes to effectively counseling young women about long acting reversible contraceptives.

Develop Policies and Protocols for Providing IUCs and Implants

This webinar provides up-to-date information regarding current guidelines for the use of long acting, reversible contraception in adolescents and young women. 

Sample Protocols

There are two sample protocols available for you to download and adapt to your practice

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in these sample protocols. It is the responsibility of every user of this document to evaluate the appropriateness of a particular opinion in the context of the actual clinical situations and with due consideration to new developments.

Protocols should be regularly reviewed to determine if changes need to be made to meet the unique needs of the facility. CFHC cannot be held responsible for any error or omissions found in these documents.

LARC Manufacturer/Distributors

Learn more about these methods by visiting the websites of the companies that make LARCs:

Medical Eligibility Criteria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently issued the U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (2010) which was adapted from the World Health Organization’s Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (2004).  This guidance comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by women and men who have certain characteristics or medical conditions.

Click here to view the document.

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Help your patients learn about Long Acting Reversible Contraception: