Women Will Soon Be Able To Afford The Most Effective Method Of Birth Control As A Result Of Obamacare

" The vast majority of women in the U.S. are not using the most effective method of birth control available, according to a newstudy from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The study finds that the pill is significantly less effective at preventing pregnancy than long-lasting contraceptive methods such as the intrauterine device (IUD), building on earlier research that has drawn the same conclusion. In fact, women using IUDs or implants were a staggering 20 times less likely to get pregnant than women who used shorter contraceptive methods like the pill.

Yet few women in the U.S. currently use this type of contraception because IUDs are often very expensive — with co-pays costing hundreds of dollars — and rarely covered by insurance plans. As the study's lead author, Dr. Brooke Winner, told Reuters:

Nationally, only about 5 percent are using long-lasting methods like IUDs and implants. We know one of the barriers to why they're not using them more frequently is up-front costs. If [more] women were using these products nationally, there would be a very significant drop in unintended pregnancies, which would have far-reaching effects."

rest at http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/05/25/490499/expanded-contraception-access-would-make-most-effective-form-of-birth-control-affordable-for-more-women/