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Assessing the Commercial Viability of Long-acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods

Access to a wide range of contraceptive choices increases couples' rates of adoption and utilization of contraception. Consistent and long-term access to a wide range of contraceptive options is correlated with sustained life-long use, even as the couples' contraceptive needs change (Family Health International 2007). Policy makers, program planners, and service providers have long worked to ensure availability of a variety of family planning methods, including long acting and permanent methods of contraception (LAPM).