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New, fuller coverage of emergency contraceptive pills, monthly injectables, new implants, female condoms, and new and simpler fertility awareness methods, plus brief new sections on the combined patch, the combined vaginal ring, the levonorgestrel intrauterine device, and withdrawal.

Evidence-based lists of reported side effects, health benefits, and health risks of family planning methods.

Updated medical eligibility criteria checklists and expanded guidance on managing common problems with use.

Latest guidance on family planning methods for people with HIV.

Communication tools and job aids, including identifying women with migraine headaches and migraine aura, female and male anatomy, the menstrual cycle, how to make up for missed pills, and a chart on contraceptive effectiveness.

Statements correcting common misunderstandings about methods.

New sections on adolescents, menwomen nearing menopause, maternal and newborn health, postabortion care, violence against women, infertility, and infection prevention.

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