title: Post abortion contraception.
abstract: A safe induced abortion has no impact on future fertility. Ovulation may resume as early as 8 days after the abortion. There is no difference in return to fertility after medical or surgical abortion. Most women resume sexual activity soon after an abortion. Contraceptive counseling and provision should therefore be an integrated part of the abortion services to help women avoid another unintended pregnancy and risk, in many cases an unsafe, abortion. Long-acting reversible contraceptive methods that includes implants and intrauterine contraception have been shown to be the most effective contraceptive methods to help women prevent unintended pregnancy following an abortion. However, starting any method is better than starting no method at all. This Special Report will give a short guide to available methods and when they can be started after an induced abortion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Women's & Children's Health, Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gemzell-Danielsson
authors.affiliation: Departments of Women's & Children's Health & of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.|Danderyd Hospital, 182 88 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Helena Kallner
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D003267:Contraception / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D012725:Sexual Behavior
keywords: IUC expulsion; contraception; contraceptive counseling; hormonal contraception; induced abortion; intrauterine contraception; long-acting reversible contraception; medical abortion; post abortion bleeding; post abortion contraception; surgical abortion; unintended pregnancy