title: New contraceptives in the 1990s.
abstract: This article reviews the contraceptive methods levonorgestrel implants and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate. These methods provide effective and safe contraception for adolescents and adults. This review focuses on the use of these contraceptive techniques in the adolescent population, discussing patient selection, side effects, and controversies concerning the methods. Future hormonal contraceptive methods are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Madison 53792, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: O'Connell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016912:Levonorgestrel / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012725:Sexual Behavior
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D016912:Levonorgestrel; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate