Family Planning Flashcards
This is the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012
Republic Act 10354
This Law Required the government to promote and provide information and access, without bias, to all modern methods of family planning, whether natural or artificial which have been proven medically safe, legal, non-abortifacient, and effective in accordance with scientific and evidence-based medical research standards
RA 10354
Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act
What are the factors that dictate the type of contraceptive to use?
Interview with patient
Underlying disease and conditions
This is the evidence-based guidelines provided by the WHO for the use of all highly effective reversible contraceptive methods by women with various health condition
Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC)
MEC Category for a method posing an unacceptably high health risk, and therefore, must not be used
4
MEC Category for a method having risks outweighing benefits, and therefore, not usually recommended unless others are unavailable
3
These are long-acting reversible contraceptives
Intrauterine Device (IUD) and implants
2 kinds of IUD
Copper-releasing IUD
Progestin-releasing IUD
Failure rate of IUDs
<1% (same with tubal ligation)
What is the timing of insertion of IUDs following miscarriage, post-abortion, or delivery?
1 week after
To reduce expulsion rates and minimize risk of IUD perforation, complete involution is observed ____ weeks after delivery is waited prior to IUD insertion
6 weeks
When is IUD insertion (unrelated to pregnancy) preferably conducted?
near the end of menses