Contraceptive counseling about adverse reactions of intrauterine contraception: Exploration of narratives found in web-based discussion boards.

Objective: the possibility of experiencing adverse reactions is an important aspect of contraceptive decision-making and information about this topic is highlighted as an essential aspect of contraceptive counseling. The aim of this study was to explore experiences of contraceptive counseling about potential adverse reactions of intrauterine contraception.

Design: exploratory qualitative study of messages in discussion boards, analyzed with inductive qualitative content analysis.