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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov;122(5):1083–1091. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a91f45

TABLE 2.

Twelve-Month and 24-Month Continuation of all Contraceptive Methods

12 Month 24 Month
% %
Overall 78.7 67.0
LNG-IUS 88.1 78.9
Copper IUD 85.1 77.3
Implant 83.4 68.5
DMPA 57.5 38.0
OCP 59.0 43.1
Ring 56.0 41.1
Patch 49.6 39.9
LARC 86.7 76.6
Non-LARC 57.1 40.9
Adolescents 14–19 years
  LARC 81.8 66.5
  Non-LARC 48.8 36.6
Adults 20–45 years
  LARC 87.4 78.2
  Non-LARC 58.8 41.8

LNG-IUS, levonorgestrel intrauterine system; IUD, intrauterine device; DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; OCP, oral contraceptive pill, LARC, long-acting reversible contraception.