Trends in long-acting reversible contraception use among U.S. women aged 15-44.

KEY FINDINGS: Use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) declined between 1982 and 1988 remained stable through 2002 and then increased nearly five-fold in the last decade among women aged 15-44 from 1.5% in 2002 to 7.2% in 2011-2013. The percentage of women using LARCs has remained highest among women aged 25-34 with more than twice as many women aged 25-34 (11.1%) using LARCs in 2011-2013 compared with women aged 15-24 (5.0%) and aged 35-44 (5.3%). After decreasing between 1982 and 1988 and remaining stable from 1988 through 1995 LARC-use patterns diverged among Hispanic non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black women. Women who have had at least one birth use LARCs at a higher rate compared with women who have had no previous births and this difference has increased over time.