2. In the past 50 years many advances have been made in the field of contraception. There are now 15 methods of contraception, and these are freely available. Recent attention has focused on Long Acting Reversible Contraception, so called LARC methods. The LARC methods include the contraceptive implant, the copper coil (IUD) and the hormone coil (IUS), as well as the contraceptive injection. These methods may be more advantageous in that: