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// SLIDE 2 – OVERVIEW / CLASSIFICATION
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// SLIDE 4 – E4/DROSPIRENONE & NEW OC PILL
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// SLIDE 5 – NEWER PATCHES & RINGS
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// SLIDE 6 – IMPLANTS (Nexplanon Updates)
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bullet("NOW: FDA approved for 5 years (December 2024 label update); REMS certification required", 1),
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bullet("Side Effect Profile", 0, true),
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// SLIDE 7 – IUDs (LNG IUD UPDATES)
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// SLIDE 8 – INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTION & SELF-INJECTION
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// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SLIDE 9 – EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SLIDE 10 – NON-HORMONAL & NOVEL METHODS
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// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SLIDE 11 – 2024 CDC MEC / SPR KEY UPDATES
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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// SLIDE 12 – SPECIAL POPULATIONS
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// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SLIDE 13 – NON-CONTRACEPTIVE BENEFITS
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// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SLIDE 14 – CHOOSING THE RIGHT METHOD (SUMMARY TABLE)
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// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SLIDE 15 – REFERENCES & CLOSING
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"1. Berek JS, Berek DL (Eds). Berek & Novak's Gynecology, 16th Ed. Wolters Kluwer, 2020 (ISBN 9781496380357). Chapter 14 – Family Planning.",
"2. CDC. U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC), 2024. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2024.",
"3. CDC. U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (SPR), 2024. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2024;73(RR-3):1-77.",
"4. Battipaglia C et al. Combined oral contraceptive with estetrol plus drospirenone: pharmacokinetics to clinical applications. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2023 Dec. [PMID 37942662]",
"5. Nelson AL. Drospirenone and estetrol: evaluation of a newly approved novel OCP. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2023. [PMID 37691580]",
"6. Osuga Y et al. Efficacy and safety of E4 15 mg/DRSP 3 mg for dysmenorrhoea. Fertil Steril 2025 Apr. [PMID 39521109]",
"7. Didembourg M et al. Lower VTE reporting with natural estrogen-based COCs vs EE-containing pills. Contraception 2025;142:110727.",
"8. PMC Article PMC12187473: Update on long- and short-acting contraceptive methods (2025). Mirena 8-yr duration data.",
"9. FDA. Nexplanon (etonogestrel implant) 5-year label update. December 2024.",
"10. FSRH Clinical Guideline: Contraception for Women Over 40 Years, 2023.",
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