AMSTARs: Adolescent Contraception: Basics and Beyond highlights the fundamental aspects of contraception with an overview of contraceptive methods and epidemiology, provides up-to-date guidance on medical eligibility criteria, and reviews critical policy advances supporting contraceptive access.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Overview (social determinants, epidemiology, cultural and regional differences, and method [includes natural family planning])
• CDC medical eligibility criteria
• Condoms
• Pills, rings, and patches
• Depo-Provera and whether it is still a good option in adolescents
• Intrauterine devices in adolescents (IUD’s)
• Implants (implementation and the management of associated bleeding)
• Emergency contraception
• Approaches to contraceptive counseling
• Implementation of long-acting reversible contraceptives methods into pediatric practice
• Male involvement in both family planning and preconception care
• Special cases (case-based contraception scenarios)
• Advocacy and policy
• New and on the horizon developments