LU 8 Family Planning

What are the concepts of family planning ?

• contraception includes all measure temporary or permanent, designed to prevent pregnancy due to the coital act

• enables a family to systematically plan the future of the children’s welfare & to safeguard the health of the mother and her children

What are the benefits of family planning ?

• to control population growth

• to ensure healthier society

• to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates

• to prevent pregnancies that are too early, frequent, late

• reduce number of unsafe abortion

What are the types of family planning (birth control) ?

• long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)

• barrier methods

• hormonal methods

• permanent methods

• fertility awareness-based methods

Briefly explain about long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in term of

• what is it

• types

• a contraceptive that lasts for a long time

• 99% effective at preventing pregnancy

• types : intrauterine device (IUD), implant

Briefly explain about barrier methods in term of

• what is it

• types

• stop sperm from entering the vagina

• to protect against STI

• types : male condom, female condom, cervical cap and diaphragm

Briefly explain about hormonal method in term of

• what is it

• types

• using hormone to prevent pregnancy

• 99% effective

• types : pill (combine pill or progestogen-only pill), injection (Depo Provera)

Briefly explain about permanent methods in term of

• what is it

• types

• also known as sterilization

• prevent all future pregnancies

• very difficult or impossible to reverse

• types : male sterilization (vasectomy), female sterilization (bilateral tubal ligation)

Briefly explain about fertility awareness methods in term of

• what is it

• types

• method to plan or avoid pregnancy by recognizing signs of fertility in menstrual cycle

• types : menstrual cycle, cervical mucus