American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Hormonal contraception. ACOG Technical bulletin. Number 198-October 1994 (replaces No. 106, July 1987) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Abstract
Oral, injectable, and implantable contraceptives offer women safe, effective, and reversible fertility regulation. In some cases, their use also confers important noncontraceptive benefits. By individualizing counseling and recommendations based on relevant behavioral and medical considerations, clinicians can maximize their patients' success with hormonal contraceptives. Even in women with relative contraindications to the use of hormonal contraceptives, the risks associated with pregnancy may be sufficiently great so as to warrant their use.
Source and rights
Published by International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 1995. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
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At a glance
- Organisation
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Published
- 1995
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- PubMed
- 7698374
- Added to Prognia
- 24 July 2026





