Summary statistics of births and other reproductive events, by time since LARC discontinuation and whether switched to a non-LARC method after LARC discontinuation
. | Years After LARC Discontinuation . | Contraceptive Method in Year Before Birth . | |||
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. | 0–8 . | 0–5 . | 0–2 . | None . | Non-LARC Method . |
Distribution of LARC Discontinuation Spell-Ending Events | |||||
Birth | 61.9 | 58.0 | 44.5 | 46.1 | 15.8 |
Resulting from an intended pregnancy (intended fertility rate) | 45.2 | 42.8 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 8.6 |
Resulting from an unintended pregnancy | 16.7 | 15.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 7.2 |
New LARC insertion | 17.6 | 15.7 | 9.6 | ||
Sterilization | 13.1 | 11.6 | 8.8 | ||
No event | 7.4 | 14.8 | 37.0 | ||
Percentage From Intended Pregnancy Among Births Following No Method | 79.4 | 79.3 | 79.7 | ||
Percentage From Intended Pregnancy Among Births Following Switch to a Non-LARC Method | 54.5 | 55.6 | 65.8 |
. | Years After LARC Discontinuation . | Contraceptive Method in Year Before Birth . | |||
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. | 0–8 . | 0–5 . | 0–2 . | None . | Non-LARC Method . |
Distribution of LARC Discontinuation Spell-Ending Events | |||||
Birth | 61.9 | 58.0 | 44.5 | 46.1 | 15.8 |
Resulting from an intended pregnancy (intended fertility rate) | 45.2 | 42.8 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 8.6 |
Resulting from an unintended pregnancy | 16.7 | 15.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 7.2 |
New LARC insertion | 17.6 | 15.7 | 9.6 | ||
Sterilization | 13.1 | 11.6 | 8.8 | ||
No event | 7.4 | 14.8 | 37.0 | ||
Percentage From Intended Pregnancy Among Births Following No Method | 79.4 | 79.3 | 79.7 | ||
Percentage From Intended Pregnancy Among Births Following Switch to a Non-LARC Method | 54.5 | 55.6 | 65.8 |
Source: Authors' simulations using data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) 2006–2010, 2011–2013, 2011–2015, and 2015–2017, and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), 2002–2017.