Abstract
The US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) and US Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (SPR) provide evidence-based guidance to safely provide contraception counseling and services. Both documents were updated in 2016 and are endorsed by the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. The purpose of this mini-review is to highlight updates to the US MEC and US SPR that are most relevant to health care providers of adolescents to support dissemination and implementation of these evidence-based best practices. This document is intended to highlight these changes and to complement, not replace, the detailed practice guidance within the US MEC and US SPR.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 149-155 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Contraception
- Pregnancy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Hoopes, A. J., Simmons, K., Godfrey, E. M., & Sucato, G. S. (2017). 2016 Updates to US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use and Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use: Highlights for Adolescent Patients. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 30(2), 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2017.01.013