FAMILY PLANNING

Family Planning refers to a program which enables couples and individuals to decide freely and
responsibly the number and spacing of their children and to have information and means to do so, and
to have access to a full range of safe, affordable, effective, nonabortifacient modern natural and
artificial methods of planning pregnancy.

4 PILLARS OF FAMILY PLANNING

• RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

• CHILD SPACING

• RESPECT FOR LIFE

• INFORMED CHOICE

BENEFITS OF FAMILY PLANNING

ARTIFICIAL METHOD OF FAMILY PLANNING

1. Combined Oral Contraceptive (COC)

- contains two hormones (estrogen and progesterone)

- >99% with correct and consistent use

- 92% if commonly used

2. Progesteron-only pills (POP)

- Contains only progesterone

->99% with correct and consistent use

-90% to 97% if commonly used

3. Implants

-progesterone hormones only

 -small, flexible rods or capsules placed under the skin of the upper arm; contains

->99%

4. Progesterone-only Injectables

-injected into the muscles or under the skin every 2 or 3 months, depending on product

->99% with correct and consistent use

-97% if commonly used

5. Monthly Injectables or Combined Injectable Contraceptives (CIC)

--injected monthly into the muscles, contains estrogen and progesterone

->99% with correct and consistent use

-97% if commonly used

6. Combine contraceptives patch and combined contraceptives vaginal ring (CVR)

-continuously releases 2 hormones a progestin and an estrogen – directly through the skin
(patch) or from the ring

- the patch and the CVR are new and research on effectiveness is limited. Effectiveness studies
report that it may be more effective than the COCs, both as commonly and consistent or correct
use.

7. Intrauterine Device (IUD): Copper Containing

-small flexible plastic device containing copper sleeves or wire that is inserted into the uterus

->99%

8. Intrauterine Device (IUD): Levonorgestrel

-A T-shaped plastic devices inserted into the uterus that steadily release small amount of
levonorgestrel each day

->99%

9. Males Condoms

-sheaths or coverings that fit overs a man’s erect penis

-98% with correct and consistent use

- 85%i if commonly used

10. Female Condoms

-sheaths, or linings, that fit loosely inside a woman’s vagina, made of thin, transparent, soft
plastic film
 - 90% with correct and consistent use

- 79%i if commonly used

11. Males Sterilization: Vastectomy

-permanent contraception to block or cut the vas deferens tube that carry sperm from the
testicles

->99% after 3 months semen evaluation

-97% to 98% with no semen evaluation

12. Females Sterilizatio: Tubal Ligation

- permanent contraception to block or cut the fallopian tube

>99%

13. Lactational Amenorrhea method (LAM)

-Temporary contraception for new mothers whose mostly bleeding has not returned; requires
exclusive or full breastfeeding day and night of an infant less than 6 months old - 90% with
correct and consistent use

- 98%i if commonly used

14. Emergency Contraception pills (ulipristal acetate 30 mg or levonogestrel 1.5 mg)

-pills taken to prevent pregnancy up to 5 days after unprotected sex

-if all 100 women used progestin-only emergency contraception, one would likely become
pregnant

15. Standard Days Method or SDM

-Women tract their fertiles periods (usually days 8 to 19 of each 26 to 32-day cycle) using cycle
beads or other aids

- 88% if commonly used

- 95% with correct and consistent use

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

MODERN METHODS

 Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Method

- woman takes her body temperature at the same time each morning before getting out of bed
observing for an increase of 0.2 to 0.5 degrees C.

- 99% with correct and consistent use

- 75% with typical or common use

 Two-Day Method

- women track their fertile periods by observing presence of cervical mucus (if any type color or
consistency)

- 96% with correct and consistent use

- 86% with typical or common use

 Sympto-Thermal Method

- women track their fertile periods by observing changes in the cervical mucus (clear texture),
body temperature (slight increase) and consistency of the cervix (softening).

- 98% with correct and consistent use

- 98% with typical or common use

TRADITIONAL METHODS

 Calendar or Rhythm Method

- women monitor their pattern of menstrual cycle over 6 months, subtracts 18 from shortest
cycle length (estimated 1st fertile day0 and subtracts 11 from longest cycle length (estimated last
fertile day)

- 91% with correct and consistent use

- 75% if commonly used

 Withdrawal (Coitus Interruptus)

- man withdraws his penis from his partner’s vagina, and ejaculates outside the vagina, keeping
semen away from her external genitalia

- 96% with correct and consistent use

- 73% if commonly used