Family Planning:

Artificial Method
Artificial Family Planning: the process used to
prevent pregnancy and plan for the birth of
children at the most optimum time. Commonly
referred to as birth control, family planning can be
accomplished using a variety of method.
Artificial Family Planning Method: any unnatural
technique that is used to prevent conception.
Artificial Birth Control Options
BARRIERS: Barrier methods stop sperm
form entering the vagina.
 Condoms (male)
 CHANCE OF GETTING
 What is it? How does it work? PREGNANT
 A thin rubber barrier  Typically 15% but 2% if used
 Fits over erect penis and catches perfectly every time.
sperm when man ejaculates
 Best used with lubricant (water
based)
 DO NOT USE oil-based lubricants
or some anti thrush Creams
 Condoms (female)
 Chance of getting pregnant
 What is it? How does it work?  Typically 21% but 5% if used
perfectly
 A thin polyurethane barrier
 Goes into vagina and
prevents sperm entering the
woman’s body
 Diaphragm

 What is it/ how does it

work?
 Dome shaped silicone
barrier fits inside vagina
over cervix
 Used with spermicide jelly
that kills sperm.
 Long Acting Reversible
Contraceptives (LARC
 A contraceptive that lasts for a
long time. You don’t need to
remember it every day or
even every month
Intra Uterine Device (IUD)
 Small device put inside the
womb by a health care
professional.
 Prevents sperm from fertilizing
the egg.
 Thickens mucus in cervix making
it hard for the sperm to enter the
womb.
 Chance of getting pregnant is
1%
 Depo Provera
 An injection of progestegon

 Stops ovaries from releasing

an egg each month

 Chance of getting pregnant is

typically 3% but less than 1% if
next injection given on time.
 Combined pill
 Pill made of two hormones,
oestrogen and progestogen
 Stops ovaries from releasing an
egg each month
 Chances: 8% but less than 1% if
used perfectly
Progestogen Pill
 Pill made of one hormone,
progestogen
 By thickening mucus in cervix
and may stop ovaries from
releasing an egg each month
 Chances: 8% but less than 15 if
used perfectly
 Vaginal ring

 NuvaRing contains two

hormones, oestrogen and
progestogen

 Sits inside vagina

 Stops ovaries from releasing an

egg each month

 Chances: 8% but less than 1% if

used perfectly
 Permanent Vasectomy & Tubal
Contraception Ligation

 These are operations  Vasectomy- male tubes

which make it impossible cut to stop the sperm
for a man or a woman to getting to the penis
have any children.  Tubal ligation- clips put
on female tubes to stop
the egg getting to the
uterus.
 Chances: less than 1%