Immediate postabortion initiation of levonorgestrel implants reduces the incidence of births and abortions at 2 years and beyond

Initiation of an levonorgestrel implant immediately postabortion was associated with a 74% reduction in subsequent abortion over the next 4 years compared with use of short-acting methods. Implants were popular among adolescents-a group at high-risk of subsequent pregnancy, and who have not historically been considered appropriate candidates for intrauterine contraceptive methods.