TY - JOUR T1 - Update on contraceptive options: A case-based discussion JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 207 LP - 212 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11088 VL - 79 IS - 3 AU - Kristi Tough AU - Holly L. Thacker Y1 - 2012/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/3/207.abstract N2 - As health care providers, we must engage our female patients in a dialogue about their contraceptive and fertility decisions. Empowering and educating our patients about their bodies’ hormones, the menstrual cycle, and the risk of unintended pregnancy are central to effective contraceptive counseling. Selecting an appropriate method for a patient and her medical profile is rewarding and challenging in view of new medications, novel delivery systems, and evolving research. ER -