IUD Beats Pill at Preventing Pregnancy

Posted by copaser pb | 4:30 AM

Women using birth control pills may have a 20 times greater risk of an unplanned pregnancy than women using longer-acting forms of birth control like an intrauterine device (IUD) or implant, new research shows.
A major new study shows the failure rate of birth control pills and other short-term prescription contraceptives is much higher than previously thought, based on how women actually use them in real life.
Researchers say the results call for a major shift in how women and health care

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