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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Nov 11;204(2):124.e1–124.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.08.051

Table 2.

Ob/Gyn physicians’ beliefs and practices regarding contraception

	Physicians have a moral or ethical objection to contraceptive method		Physicians would not offer contraceptive method
Contraceptive Method	N	%^*	N	%^*
Oral contraceptive pills	16	1.3	11	1.1
Progesterone implants and/or injections	19	1.7	25	2.1
Intrauterine devices	46	4.4	36	3.6
Diaphragms/cervical cap with spermicide	16	1.3	41	3.3
Condoms	18	1.3	18	1.8
Tubal ligation	20	1.5	17	1.5

Percentages are survey design adjusted and reflect estimates of the population of all US Ob/Gyn physicians.