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Today, there are more choices than ever when it comes to family planning. Like many women, you may be seeking a long-term birth control option—especially with the uncertain future of mandatory contraceptive coverage on individual and small-group insurance plans beyond 2017. The team of caring professionals at Geneva Woods Birth Center, located in Anchorage, AK, can help you choose a safe and effective method to prevent pregnancy. The experienced staff of Certified Nurse Midwives offers a variety of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) to help women with family planning.

Some of these options include:

  • Mirena®: This is a hormone-releasing intrauterine device (IUD) that’s inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy for up to five years. It’s considered a long-term method of birth control, but don’t worry—it’s completely reversible. You can remove this device at any time and try to conceive immediately. Mirena is over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy.
  • ParaGard®: This non-hormonal IUD can prevent pregnancy for up to 12 years. Instead of hormones, ParaGard uses copper to stop sperm from getting to your egg. Because it’s nonhormonal, this device is favored by women who want to avoid hormones, or who wish to continue to have regular monthly menses (since other IUDs with hormones tend to suppress menstruation). It is also more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy.
  • Lilleta®: A Liletta IUD is identical to a Mirena in hormones and size, though FDA-approved for only 4 years as of 2017. family planning
  • Nexplanon®: This birth control method is an implant that’s inserted under the skin of the upper arm and releases hormones into the body to prevent pregnancy. Once it’s placed, you can’t see it. Nexplanon can prevent pregnancy for up to three years, but your provider can remove it at any time if you wish to get pregnant. Like IUDs, Nexplanon is also more than 99% effective at pregnancy prevention.

Some doctors don’t recommend the use of IUDs in women who haven’t had a child because they are more difficult to insert. However, the experienced CNMs at Geneva Woods Birth Center have successfully inserted IUDs in hundreds of women who have never had children, and with a minimum of discomfort thanks to expert technique and decades of experience.

If you’re interested in learning more about contraception options, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the providers at Geneva Woods Midwifery. They offer a wide range of services, including natural childbirth, water birth, and natural family planning methods. Call them today at (907) 561-2626 or visit their website.

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