Not surprisingly, with the robust evidence for the effectiveness
of LARC16,37e40 most LARC users in our study did
not experience a repeat pregnancy. More interestingly,
however, some teens received LARC but did not describe
themselves as strongly intending to prevent pregnancy.
Perhaps at some point they did intend to prevent pregnancy,
but intention might be dynamic over time. In these
cases, receipt of LARC might have buffered these women
against future moments of ambivalence.