TY - JOUR T1 - Stunning Popularity of LARCs With Good Access and Quality: A Major Opportunity to Meet Family Planning Needs JF - Global Health: Science and Practice JO - GLOB HEALTH SCI PRACT SP - 12 LP - 13 DO - 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00044 VL - 3 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2015/03/01 UR - http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/3/1/12.abstract N2 - Given true choice, a very high proportion of women, perhaps most, would select one of the long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs)—implants or IUDs—for contraception. If implemented on a wide scale, it would not only drastically alter the current method mix but also serve client needs much better and prevent unintended pregnancy more successfully. See related articles by Curry, Part I; Curry, Part II; and Ross.There is no such thing as a precisely optimal contraceptive method mix. Individual needs and preferences vary widely, as do cultures and stage of reproductive life. But what might the method mix look like if women and couples were really provided with good choice from among a full range of methods? The Contraceptive CHOICE project in the United States found that a majority of 2,500 young women chose to use one of the long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods of either implants or intrauterine devices (IUDs).1Now also witness the … ER -