Implantable levonorgesterol
(Norplant) is used by
teen inner-city mothers who are older and multiparous
and have had prior experience with OCPs.
5
Higher
rates of continued use, again probably due to the
longer duration of action, and lower rates of pregnancy
were recorded among women using Norplant
when compared with OCP users. There were no differences
in sexual activity, condom use, rate of sexually
transmitted diseases, or use of health care services
between Norplant and OCP users.