Title or Sayana Press

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Trend #2:
Date or It was approved for use last 2011 by the Healthcare Products Regulatory
year of Agency (MHRA)
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ntation:
Brief It is an easy to use hormonal birth control for women. It is a
Descripti subcutaneous contraceptive injection which goals into the fatty layer of
on: the skin unlike other injections that goes into the muscle. It is a prefilled
drug so it is an injection that is ready to use. It is smaller and have shorter
needle. It is in a rectangular pouch that is can be easily store. The good
thing in this option is that it has been approved for self and home injection
in some countries.

Sayana Press injections have four pieces:

• A small, round reservoir. This reservoir contains the birth control

hormone;

• The ‘port’, which is where the needle attaches to the reservoir;

• The needle on these devices are very short (only 3/8” long, less
than 1cm);

• A needle cover (also called a shield).

Here are the few easy steps:

1. Choose and prepare where to inject (it should either be your
stomach away from your belly button (navel) or the front of your
upper thigh, avoiding any bony areas and any part of your skin that
has scars). wash her (or his) hands with soap and water then
clean your skin where you will use the injection
2. Prepare the medicine
3. Mixing the medicine - Hold the device by the port and shake it well
for 30 seconds to get an even white or off-white liquid.
If the liquid in the reservoir does not mix well discard the Sayana
Press and use a new one.
4. Prepare the injection
 5. Inject the dose
6. Dispose used Sayana Press
Implicati As a professional nurse, it is important to educate the patients on the
on to different options they can choose in the different family planning
Nursing methods. In the modern world, some patients are shy to consult a doctor
practice: or afraid in having operations, this innovation is helpful for those kinds of
people since this option is very convenient for them. Also, nursing
professionals should be updated to the innovations like this to expand the
knowledge of the patients and couples who want to start a family.
Referenc Inject Sayana Press (2019) Retrieved form:
e/Source: http://www.injectsayanapress.org/how-to-use-sayana-press/
Pfizer’s Sayana® Press Becomes First Injectable Contraceptive In The
United Kingdom Available For Administration By Self-Injection. (2015).
Retrieved from: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-
release-
detail/pfizer_s_sayana_press_becomes_first_injectable_contraceptive_in
_the_united_kingdom_available_for_administration_by_self_injection