LARC

[lahrk]

noun

1. long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception).

   the use of LARCs such as the intrauterine device, or IUD.

Example Sentences

Marine stratocumulus clouds over the southeastern Pacific Ocean, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite in 2002.Credit...NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL,

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Democratic presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper on Wednesday announced a plan intended to expand access to long-acting reversible contraception, or LARC, saying he wants to build on an initiative he supported as governor of Colorado.

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Since 2014 a nonprofit called Upstream has offered training and technical assistance to health centers to increase same-day access to all forms of birth control, particularly LARC.

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Along with less frequently used hormonal implants that go in the arm, they are known in the reproductive health field as long-acting reversible contraception, or LARC.

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Without a LARC, preventing pregnancy means taking steps like filling prescriptions and remembering to take a pill every day.

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