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Good call, ladies! IUD use is up in the U.S.
When a lot of people start doing something new—say, using an IUD for birth control instead of the pill —it takes a few years for researchers to catch up with them. That’s why we’re just hearing now , thanks to the latest analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) , that way more ladies aged 15-44 were using IUDs in 2009 than in 2007 (8% versus 3%). At the same time, there were small decreases in the number of women using sterilization (from 34% to 32%), other methods of birth control (52% to 50%), or no method at all (12% to 10%). The overall picture? More U.S. women are using the most effective reversible methods .
But the increase in IUD use wasn’t across the board—young women without kids are still much less likely to use an IUD than those who’ve had a baby. So we hope you’ll bear with us as we say it one more time: IUDs are a great option for most women , regardless of parental or relationship status. If someone tells you otherwise, tell them to take it up with the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists .
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