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The purpose of this paper is to describe young women’s contraceptive practices. It shows that contraceptive use remains high with over 90% of women at risk of unplanned pregnancy. Use of the pill is still widespread (nearly 80%) in spite of a breakthrough of new methods such as the implant. The recent use of emergency contraception, common among women under 20 years old (20%) has increased slightly in the 15–29 age group, from 9% to 11% over five years. Despite the good level of contraceptive use, a high rate of unplanned pregnancy can also be noticed over the last five years, affecting two-thirds of the women who have already been pregnant.