MODULE 1: REPRODUCTIVE LIFE PLANNING

Question 1

includes all the decisions an individual or
couple make about whether and when to have children, how many children to have,
and how they are spaced.

Answer 1

Reproductive life planning (Family planning)

Question 2

any method that prevents conception or childbirth.

Answer 2

Contraception

Question 3

TYPES OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS

Answer 3

A. Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness
B. HORMONAL METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION
C. BARRIER METHODS
D. PERMANENT METHODS

Question 4

An Act providing for a National Policy on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health
The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RPRH Law)

Answer 4

REPUBLIC ACT 10354

Question 5

involves no introduction of chemical or foreign material into the body or sustaining
from sexual intercourse during a fertile period.

Answer 5

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING AND FERTILITY AWARENESS

Question 6

involves detecting when a

woman is fertile so she can use periods of abstinence during that time.

Answer 6

Fertility awareness

Question 7

refraining from sexual relations.

Answer 7

ABSTINENCE

PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS: 100%

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ADVANTAGES of ABSTINENCE

Answer 8

✓ Safe, free and available to all clients.
✓ 100% effective in preventing pregnancy
and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) when
consistently practiced.
✓ Can be initiated anytime.
✓ Increased self-esteem & enhanced communication about emotions and feelings.
✓ Can help adolescents learn negotiation skills.

Question 9

DISADVANTAGE of ABSTINENCE

Answer 9

 Both partners/participants must practice

commitment and self-control.

Question 10

withdrawal
one of the oldest known methods of contraception.
Better known colloquially as “pulling out in time” or “being careful”

Answer 10

COITUS INTERRUPTUS

PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS: 75 % to 80%

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ADVANTAGES of COITUS INTERRUPTUS

Answer 11

Can be practiced at any time during the

menstrual cycle and the method is free

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DISADVANTAGE of COITUS INTERRUPTUS

Answer 12

 the least reliable form of contraception
 some pre-ejaculatory fluid may be deposited to the vagina prior to ejaculation
 at the peak of sexual excitement, exercising
self-control may be difficult.

Question 13

Rhythm method
requires a couple to abstain from coitus (sexual relations) on the days of a menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to conceive (3 or 4 days before until 3 or 4 days after ovulation).

Answer 13

CALENDAR METHOD

PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS: 91% with perfect use and 75% with typical use.

Question 14

HOW TO USE CALENDAR METHOD

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Example 1
SHORTEST CYCLE: 24 DAYS
LONGEST CYCLE: 29 DAYS

24 – 18 = 6TH DAY
29 – 11 = 18TH DAY

*To avoid conception, the
couple would abstain during
the fertile period (days 6
through 18)

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ADVANTAGES of CALENDAR METHOD

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✓ Free, Safe and No side effects
✓ Acceptable to people whose religious beliefs prohibit other methods = RomanCatholics.
✓ Encourages couple communication.
✓ Increases awareness of the woman’s body.

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DISADVANTAGES of CALENDAR METHOD

Answer 16

 It requires extensive initial counselling and
education.
 It can interfere with sexual spontaneity
 May be difficult or impossible for women with
irregular menstrual cycle.
 Used alone, no protection against STIs.
 Theoretically reliable, but less effective in actual use