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About 42 million sexually active women in the USA are at risk for an unwanted pregnancy without adequate contraception use [1, 2]. Certain medical conditions also render pregnancy high risk, such that birth control can prevent significant health complications [3]. The gamut of contraceptive options developed makes effective, low-risk, and low-hassle choices easily available, but requires appropriate counseling for optimal choice. This chapter reviews key decision-making points, history and physical examination elements needed to guide contraception management, and current contraceptive options available for sexually active patients, including common side effects and contraindications.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway 2nd Floor, Room 095, New York, NY, 10034, USA

    Athina Vassilakis MD, MPH

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    Eleanor Weinstein

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    Lisa M. Rucker

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Vassilakis, A. (2018). Contraception. In: Sydney, E., Weinstein, E., Rucker, L. (eds) Handbook of Outpatient Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68379-9_27

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