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Family Planning

Family planning refers to practices that help individuals or couples attain objectives related to controlling birth rates and spacing of pregnancies. Methods include barrier methods like condoms and diaphragms, hormonal methods like pills and implants, intrauterine devices (IUDs), sterilization procedures, LAM (lactational amenorrhea method), and emergency contraception. Pharmacists can educate patients and counsel them to choose the most appropriate family planning method based on their needs while ensuring legal and ethical standards are followed.

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Topics covered

  • Contraceptive Education,
  • Contraceptive Methods,
  • Ovulation Prevention,
  • Breastfeeding,
  • Patient Education,
  • Unwanted Births,
  • Family Planning Knowledge,
  • Contraceptive Safety,
  • Health Benefits,
  • IUDs
1K views16 pages

Family Planning

Family planning refers to practices that help individuals or couples attain objectives related to controlling birth rates and spacing of pregnancies. Methods include barrier methods like condoms and diaphragms, hormonal methods like pills and implants, intrauterine devices (IUDs), sterilization procedures, LAM (lactational amenorrhea method), and emergency contraception. Pharmacists can educate patients and counsel them to choose the most appropriate family planning method based on their needs while ensuring legal and ethical standards are followed.

Uploaded by

Anas Abdul Salam
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • Contraceptive Education,
  • Contraceptive Methods,
  • Ovulation Prevention,
  • Breastfeeding,
  • Patient Education,
  • Unwanted Births,
  • Family Planning Knowledge,
  • Contraceptive Safety,
  • Health Benefits,
  • IUDs

FAMILY PLANNING

FAMILY PLANNING
Family planning refers to practice that help individuals or
couples to attain certain objectives
 To avoid unwanted births
 To bring about wanted births
 To regulate the intervals between pregnancies
 To control the time at which births occur in relation to
ages of the parents
 To determine the number of children in the family
FAMILY PLANNING
How can family planning help
 Healthier mothers and children
 Fewer pregnancies means less risks
 Fewer children means more time and money
for each one
 Delaying pregnancy
 Resource management
FAMILY PLANNING
METHODS OF FAMILY PLANNING
 Barrier Methods
 Hormonal Methods
 IUDs (Intrauterine Devices)
 Permanent Methods
BARRIER METHODS
 Barrier methods work by physically preventing the
man’s sperm from joining with the woman’s egg
 Diaphragm Cap
 Condoms (Male & Female)
 Spermicides
 Intra-uterine Device (IUD)
Intrauterine Device: IUD
 Put into the womb by a doctor
 Can last for 5 or 10 years
 Can be removed when the woman decides she wants to
get pregnant or at any other time
Hormones and Hormonal Methods
• When a woman uses a hormonal
method of family planning, she puts
hormones in her body that prevent
her from getting pregnant by
 Preventing her body from releasing
an egg
 Making it harder for the sperm to
reach the egg
 Keeping the egg from sticking inside
the womb
Hormonal Methods
 The Pill Woman takes  The Patch Woman
one pill every day at the wears on her skin and
same time changes once a week
Hormonal Methods
 Implants: Inserted into  The Shot : Woman gets
the woman’s arm by a a shot every 3 months
doctor
 Work for up to 3 years
Breast feeding as a family planning method

Works only if:


 The baby is less than 6 months old
 The woman breastfeeds the baby every 6 hours and the
baby eats no other food
 Her monthly bleeding cycle hasn’t started yet
NATURAL METHOD - PAPPAYA
 The seeds of the papaya could actually serve as an
effective male contraceptive.
 Papaya seeds, taken daily, could cut a man’s sperm
count to zero and was safe for long-term use
 Best of all, the sterility was reversible: If the man
stopped taking the seeds, his sperm count would return
to normal.
PERMANENT METHODS
 The operation for a man is called a VASECTOMY
 The operation for a woman is called a TUBAL
LIGATION
Emergency Family Planning
 If a man and a woman have sex without using any
method of family planning, there are pills that a
woman can take AFTERWARDS to prevent pregnancy,
called “Emergency Contraception”
Acts by
 Temporarily blocking eggs from being released
 Stopping fertilization,
 Keeping a fertilized egg from becoming implanted in
the uterus
Emergency Family Planning
 The emergency contraceptive pill regimen
recommended by WHO is one dose of levonorgestrel
1.5 mg, taken within five days (120 hours) of
unprotected intercourse
 Prevent pregnancy by preventing or delaying
ovulation.
 They may also work to prevent fertilization of an egg
by affecting the cervical mucus or the ability of sperm
to bind to the egg.
Emergency Family Planning
 They are not effective once the process of implantation
has begun, and they will not cause abortion.
 Regimen is 52–94% effective in preventing pregnancy
 95% of expected pregnancies when taken within 24
hours of sex
 85% if taken within 25-48 hours
 58% if taken within 49-72 hours
 The regimen is more effective the sooner after
intercourse
ROLE OF PHARMACIST
 Education
 Pharmaceutical services related to family planning
products
 Patient counseling : Possess adequate family planning
knowledge and counseling skills
 Important source of supply for contraceptives : A
range of family planning commodities is kept in stock
and offered at affordable prices
 Know the legal & regulatory policies

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