Modern contraception methods have improved, with safer oral contraceptives, new injectable contraceptives, and the intrauterine device (IUD) offering high efficacy and minimal risks.

Modern trends in contraception.

Alternative fertility control methods in the US provide long-term benefits, with vasectomy posing a higher risk of prostate cancer, but other methods continue to provide benefits up to age 80.

Long-term benefits and risks of alternative methods of fertility control in the United States.

Modern low-dose oral contraceptives provide significant benefits, such as reduced risks of bacterial and ovarian cancer, improved menstrual regularity, and reduced acne and hirsutism, while posing potential cardiovascular risks.

Benefits and risks of oral contraceptives.

New contraceptive technologies are emerging, offering improved health benefits and a wider range of options for women and couples.

Contraception technology: past, present and future.

Adapting existing methods, improving service delivery, and understanding contraceptive behavior can increase contraceptive uptake and correct use, while new methods hold promise for capitalizing on potential non-contraceptive benefits.

Family planning 2011: better use of existing methods, new strategies and more informed choices for female contraception.

Contraceptive implants are safe and effective, providing a needed fertility regulation method for women, with bleeding disturbances as the main adverse event.

Risk–benefit effects of implantable contraceptives in women

Oral contraceptives provide noncontraceptive health benefits, such as reduced menstrual symptoms, fewer ectopic pregnancies, and increased bone density, while posing potential cardiovascular risks.

Safety concerns and health benefits associated with oral contraception.

New combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) in women over 40 offer improved safety, non-contraceptive benefits, and specific benefits for menstrual disorders, while maintaining efficacy and safety as in younger women.

Classical and newly recognised non-contraceptive benefits of combined hormonal contraceptive use in women over 40.

Oral contraceptives offer multiple health benefits, including protection from cancer and gynecologic benefits, and their safe and effective use can be ensured by pharmacists through counseling.

Oral contraceptives: an update on health benefits and risks.

Contraceptive hormone use may have antiatheromatous effects, but long-term cardiovascular follow-up is needed to confirm their potential protection against atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events.

Contraceptive hormone use and cardiovascular disease.

Combined hormonal contraceptives (COCs) offer good protection against unwanted pregnancies, but poor compliance and discontinuation lead to lower real-life efficacy.

Combined hormonal contraceptives: prescribing patterns, compliance, and benefits versus risks

Non-contraceptive benefits of hormonal and intrauterine reversible contraceptive methods include controlling heavy menstrual bleeding, anaemia, reducing cancer rates, and alleviating pain associated with endometriosis and adenomyosis.

Non-contraceptive benefits of hormonal and intrauterine reversible contraceptive methods.

New contraceptive methods are being developed to reduce side effects, improve access, ease of use, safety, and expand options for both women and men, enhancing user satisfaction and promoting user autonomy in diverse global markets.

Contraceptive Technologies: Looking Ahead to New Approaches to Increase Options for Family Planning

The risk of breast cancer is higher among women who currently or recently used hormonal contraceptives, with longer durations of use increasing the risk, but absolute increases in risk are small.

Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer

Combined oral contraceptives have a protective effect on ovarian cancer and reduce endometrial cancer risk, with no increased overall cancer risk among users.

Hormonal contraception and risk of cancer.

New information increases concerns about DMPA and HIV acquisition risk in women, while data for other hormonal contraceptive methods, like norethisterone enanthate, is generally reassuring.

An updated systematic review of epidemiological evidence on hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition in women

Oral contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy can be safely used for contraception and vasomotor symptoms in healthy women at low baseline risk for cardiovascular disease and breast cancer.

Oral contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy: relative and attributable risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other health outcomes.

Non-contraceptive benefits of contraception include preventing pregnancy, reducing the risk of certain diseases, and improving overall health.

Non-contraceptive benefits and risks of contraception.

Newer non-oral hormonal contraception, such as transdermal patch, vaginal ring, and implant, offer effective alternatives to oral contraception without daily pill taking.

Newer non-oral hormonal contraception

Modern contraceptive methods enable couples to have sexual intercourse at any mutually-desired time, with reduced pregnancy risks, while allowing for various classifications by various organizations.

A definition of modern contraceptive methods.

What are the risks and benefits of newer contraceptive methods?

These studies suggest that newer contraceptive methods offer high efficacy, reduced cancer risks, improved menstrual regularity, and non-contraceptive health benefits, while posing potential cardiovascular risks and bleeding disturbances.