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As we know, the top four reasons for contraceptive failure in unmarried women are the rhythm method, withdrawal, condom failure and the morning-after pill.

Therefore, to avoid the occurrence of an unwanted pregnancy, efficient, long-lasting and reversible contraception is the best choice. If you had a child before and you don’t want to have another baby yet, you can choose the LNG-IUD (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device), CU-IUD (copper intrauterine device) or subcutaneous preparations for contraception. If you don’t have a child, you can choose COC (compound oral contraceptives) for contraception.

To reduce the damage to women’s bodies and mental health, from now on we should make great efforts to reduce the number of abortions.

The author Feng Ying is a doctor of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University