quickstats: use of selected contraception methods among women aged 15 44 years currently using contraception national survey of family growth, united states, 1995 and 2006 2010 /

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itsy-bitsy change occurred from 1995 to 2006-2010 in the percentage of women aged 15-44 years currently using contraception who were using female or male sterilization or the pill as their most effective method. A decrease occurred in the percentage of women relying on condoms, and increases occurred in the percentages of women using other hormonal methods and the IUD. The pill (28%) and female sterilization (27%) remained the most common contraceptive methods used.

Source: cdc.gov