To analyze contraceptive practices and motivations for contraceptive choice among German servicewomen.
Approach:
Key Findings:
38.1% of servicewomen reported current hormonal contraceptive (HC) use.
Combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) were the most common method (18.5%), followed by hormonal intrauterine devices (8.9%) and progestin-only pills (8.4%).
HC use declined with increasing age, with 8% of women ≥40 years still using COCP.
Systemic long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) were virtually absent.
Pregnancy prevention was the primary reason for HC use (82%), followed by management of menstrual pain and bleeding.
Interpretation:
Limitations:
The response rate was 11.2%, which may limit the generalizability of the findings.
