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[1] “Combined Patch: Only the Essentials.” Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers, 2022, https://fphandbook.org/how-effective-13 . Accessed April 2023.

[2] “Fact Sheet: The Patch.” Reproductive Health Access Project, 2015, https://www.reproductiveaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/factsheet_patch.pdf. Accessed April 2023.

[3] “Contraceptive patch: Your contraception guide.” NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/contraceptive-patch/. Accessed April 2023.

[4] “Supporting New and Continuing Users.” Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers, 2022, https://fphandbook.org/supporting-new-and-continuing-users-3 . Accessed April 2023.

[5] “The Contraceptive Patch.” Cornell Health, 2019, https://health.cornell.edu/sites/health/files/pdf-library/the-patch.pdf Accessed April 2023.

[6] Galzote et al. “Transdermal delivery of combined hormonal contraception: a review of the current literature.” International Journal of Women´s Health, 2017, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5440026/ . Accessed April 2023.

[7] “Side Effects, Health Benefits, and Health Risks.” Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers, 2016 https://fphandbook.org/side-effects-health-benefits-and-health-risks-8. Accessed April 2023.

[8] “Contraceptive Patch FACT SHEET.” Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, https://contraceptivechoice.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Contraceptive-Patch-Fact-Sheet.pdf. Accessed April 2023.

[9] “FSRH Guideline: Combined Hormonal Contraception.” The Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 2020, https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/combined-hormonal-contraception/. Accessed April 2023.

[10] “Canadian Contraception Consensus Chapter 9: Combined Hormonal Contraception.” Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 2017, https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(16)39786-9/abstract Accessed April 2023.

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