Long-Acting and Permanent Methods (LA/PMs) of Contraception
Programs should offer a sustainable, well-balanced range of contraceptive methods that will allow clients to choose the method that best suits their needs. Making long-acting and permanent methods (LA/PMs) available is particularly important. This group of methods includes implants, IUDs, female sterilization, and vasectomy. These are the most effective and cost-effective contraceptives, and they require little action by the client. Despite these advantages, they are often difficult for clients to access and are not used as widely as other methods. Because LA/PMs are highly effective, their wider availability and use would reduce fertility rates more than would wider use of most other methods. Also, countries would be able to meet their reduced fertility goals more cost-effectively.
The resources below may be used in advocacy and communication efforts to support programming for long-acting and permanent methods.
Implants for Adolescents: An option worth considering for health timing and spacing of pregnancy
Pathfinder International, Extending Service Delivery Project [ESD]
2010 | 2 p
Repositioning in Action E-Bulletin: Sino-Implant (II) - A Dramatically Less Expensive Implant Option
2009 | 2 p
This e-bulletin discusses the introduction of a new, lower-cost contraceptive implant, theSino-Implant (II), including cost implications, quality assurance and programmatic considerations, among others.
EngenderHealth, The ACQUIRE Project
2008 | 2 p
2008 | 26 p
Family Health International [FHI]
2008
EngenderHealth, The ACQUIRE Project
2008 | 4 p
U.S. Agency for International Development [USAID]
2006 | 2 p
Toolkit last updated: 27 January 2012
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