2.1 Non-Hormonal Contraception Flashcards
Contraception
- Considered effective family planning
- Most important public health accomplishment of 20th century
- Almost half of all pregnancies in US are unplanned even with the advancements in availability and efficacy of contraceptions
Family Planning
- Purposeful decision to conceive or not
Contraception
- Purposeful pregnancy prevention
Birth Control
- Device or practice used to decrease likelihood of pregnancy
Assessment
- Assessment is what guides the appropriate method of birth control for an individual.
Assessment includes - Client Knowledge and Partner Commitment
- Sexual History (Frequency of intercourse, number of partners, willingness to participate in selected methods)
- Comfort with genital touching
- Identification of religious and cultural factors
- Clinical History and plan for future fertility
Informed Consent-
B - Benefits R - Risks A - Alternatives I - Inquiry D - Decision E - Explanations D - Documentation
Reason for Informed Consent (Contraception)
- Welfare of patient
- Respect for autonomy
- Sufficient information so patient can choose wisely
Contraceptive Rates
Failure Rate - Percentage of contraceptive users expected to have unplanned pregnancy in first year
Contraceptive Effectiveness
Theoretical - Efficacy with perfect use
Typical - Efficacy with typical use (non-perfect)
Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC)
- These are the most effective contraceptive methods
Coitus Interruptus (withdrawal)
- Penis withdrawn prior to ejaculation
- No protection against HIV or STIs
Advantages
- Immediate availability, no devices, cost, or chemicals
Disadvantages
- Not effective
- Good choice for people who do not have other options
- Effectiveness depends on man’s ability to withdraw
Fertility Awareness-Base Methods (FAB)
Natural Family Planning
- Avoiding sex during fertile periods
- Understanding ovulation cycle is critical to success
- Pregnancy is only possible 12-24 hours after ovulation
- Sperm can fertilize the ovum between 24-48 hours after.
- The biggest issue is it is difficult to find exact ovulation time.
Advantages of FAB
- No chemicals
- Instant availability
- Increased involvement and intimacy with partner
- Follows religious/cultural traditions
- Used to establish fertile days for contraception in people who want pregnancy
Disadvantages of FAB
- Requires male partner support
- Lower typical effectiveness than other methods
- Decreased effectiveness in women with irregular cycles (adolescents)
- Decreased spontaneity of coitus (sex)
Calendar Based Method
- Record lengths of menstrual cycles for at least 6 months.
- Subtract 18 days from the length of shortest cycle
- Subtract 11 days from the length of longest cycle
Shortest Cycle - 24 days - 18 days = 6th day
Longest Cycle - 30 days - 11 days = 19th day
Abstain from sex days 6th - 19th
Calendar Based Method Assessment
- Knowledge about contraception
- Sexual partner commitment
- Frequency of coitus
- Number of partners
- Objections to any methods
- Level of comfort/willingness to touch genitals
- Complete history (menstrual, contraceptive, obstetric)
- Physical (including pelvic exam)
- Lab tests (Identifying STI’s)
Calendar Based Method Effectiveness
Factors of Effectiveness
- Frequency of intercourse
- Motivation to prevent pregnancy
- Understanding how to use method
- Adherence to method
- Provision of short or long term protection
- Likelihood of pregnancy for the individual woman
Standard Days Method (SDM)
- Similar to calendar based method but has fixed number of days of fertility for each cycle.
- Example is days 8-19
SYMPTOMS BASED METHODS
Two-Day Method
- Based on monitoring cervical secretions
- Women asks herself 2 questions
1. Did I note secretions today
2. Did I note secretions yesterday
If yes, avoid coitus or use backup birth control
If no, probability of getting pregnant is very low
Cervical Mucus Ovulation Detection Method
(Billings Method)
(Ovulation Method)
- Recognition and interpretation of cyclic changes in the amount and consistency of cervical mucus that transforms prior to and during ovulation to facilitate and promote the viability and motility of sperm.
Basal Body Temperature (BBT)
- Take temperature in morning before getting out of bed
- Usually 36.2-36.3 during menses and 5-7 days after
- Around the time of ovulation there is a slight drop in temperature for some women. (0.5-0.9)
- After ovulation, increased progesterone levels temperature increases slightly. (0.4-0.8)
- Temperature remains elevated until 2-4 days before menstruation.
- In pregnant women temperature remains elevated
- Fertile period is the day of first temperature drop, or the first elevation, through 3 consecutive days of elevation.
- Abstinence 1st day of menstrual bleeding and lasts 3 consecutive days of temperature rise
BBT - Thermal Shift
The decrease and subsequent increase in temperature due to progesterone.
- Infection, fatigue, lack of sleep, and anxiety may also cause temperature fluctuation.
Cervical Mucus
Postmenstrual - Scant (Insufficient)
Pre-Ovulation - Cloudy/Yellow/White/Sticky
Ovulation - Clear/Wet/Slippery
Post Ovulation Fertile - Thick/Cloudy/Sticky
Post Ovulation non-fertile - Scant (Insufficient)
Spinnbarkeit - Thick and can be stretched to 5+cm between thumb and forefinger. Indicates maximum fertility. (Sperm can survive in this mucus until ovulation)
Assessment for Cervical Mucus
- Hand Hygiene
- Observation begins on last day of menstrual flow
- Assess several times a day
- Obtain mucus from vaginal opening
- Record findings on same day BBT is entered