Community review (contraceptives) Flashcards
Characteristics of an ideal contraceptives
- Safe
- 100% effective
- Free from side effects
- Affordable
- Acceptable to the user and sexual partner
- Free of effects on future pregnancies
No chemical or foreign material being introduced into the body
Safest way for the body
Natural Family Planning
Abstain from sexual intercourse
The most effective way to protect against conception and prevent STD
Abstinence
Rely on detecting when the woman will be capable of impregnation (fertile) and using periods of abstinence or contraceptive use during that time
Fertility Awareness Method
Requires a couple to abstain from coitus on the days of a menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to conceive
3-4 days before until 3-4 days after ovulation
Calendar method
Woman should keep a diary of sex menstrual cycles
Calendar method
Basis is just before the day of ovulation, a woman’s BBT falls about half a degree
At the time of ovulation, her BBT rises a full degree because of the influence of progesterone
Basal Body Temperature (BBT)
Woman takes her temperature each AM immediately after waking, before she undertakes any activity
Basal Body Temperature (BBT)
Refrains from sex for the next 3 days after this kind of method
Basal Body Temperature (BBT)
Predicting ovulation by using changes in cervical mucus
Cervical Mucus Method
Before ovulation, the cervical mucus is thick and does not stretch when pulled between the thumb and fingers (spinnbarkeit)
Cervical Mucus Method
Combination of both cervical mucus and BBT
Symptothermal method
Predict ovulation by using OTC ovulation detection kit
It detects luteinizing hormone in urine 12-24hrs before ovulation
Ovulation Awareness
As long as a woman is breastfeeding an infant, there is some suppression of ovulation
Lactation Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
a natural, short term birth control method in which a woman relies on exclusive breastfeeding after birth to prevent pregnancy.
Lactation Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
The couple proceeds with coitus until the moment of ejaculation
The man withdraws and spermatozoa are emitted outside the vagina
Coitus interruptus
Artificial Family Planning methods
Composed of varying amounts of synthetic estrogen combined with small amounts of synthetic progesterone
Failure rate of 1%
Oral contraceptives
May start to take the first pill 7 days after delivery
Not to be taken by nursing mothers
Oral contraceptives
Side effects of Oral contraceptives
- Nausea, weight gain
- Headache, breast tenderness
- Spotting outside menstrual period
- Monilial vaginal infections
- Mild hypertensions
- Depression
What to do when you missed to take a single pill?
Consume one pill immediately after remembering
A single injection of medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA or DepoProvera) given every 12 weeks inhibit ovulation, alter the endometrium and change the cervical mucus
Intramuscular Injections
Consists of six nonbiodegradable silastic implants about the width of a pencil lead, embedded just under the skin on the inside of the upper arm
Subcutaenous/Hormonal implants
Over the next 5 years, implants release the hormone suppressing ovulation and changing the endometrium
No estrogen side effect
Subcutaneous/Hormonal implants
A small plastic object inserted into the uterus through the vagina during the menstrual period
Instructs the client to comply with the regular healthcare visits
Intrauterine Device (IUD)
