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Support goes a long way to boost birth control effectiveness

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The HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative found that short-acting birth control methods matched long-acting options in effectiveness when users received centered support and accessible choices. The approach achieved low failure rates regardless of method type, challenging the conventional assumption that implants and other long-acting methods are far superior.

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