What are the different types of family planning methods?

What are the different types of family planning methods?

The different types of contraception

• Cap.
• Combined pill.
• Condoms.
• Contraceptive implant.
• Contraceptive injection.
• Contraceptive patch.
• Diaphragm.
• Female condoms.

Which is the best family planning method?

Contraceptives that are more than 99% effective: intrauterine device, or IUD, also called the coil (up to 5 to 10 years) female sterilisation (permanent) male sterilisation or vasectomy (permanent)

What are the three family planning methods?

There are three major classifications of natural family planning methods:

• Periodic abstinence (fertility awareness) method.
• Use of breastfeeding or lactational amenorrhoea method (LAM)
• Coitus interruptus (withdrawal or pulling out) method.

Which is the safest method of birth control?

Abstinence. Abstinence is the only birth control that is 100 percent effective and is also the best way to protect you against STDs.

What is the name of the 2 months injection?

Commonly called the depo shot or birth control shot, this medication is injected into your arm or buttocks. It contains a type of progesterone hormone Depo-Provera® shots provide protection against pregnancy for up to 14 weeks — though you typically need to receive one shot every 12 weeks.

What are the dangers of family planning?

Side effects include menstrual changes (heavier bleeding, amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea), changes in weight, headaches, dizziness, nausea, and cardiovascular impacts. In addition, women may harbor fears of long-term effects of contraceptive use, such as infertility and childbirth complications [8, 9].

Is the injection better than the pill?

Pills are around 91 percent effective whereas the shot is around 94 percent. Side effects may occur. These can include bleeding between periods, nausea, and headaches, and they often only last a few months. More serious side effects are rarer, but can include stroke and blood clots.

Do you get periods on injection?

Your periods may become more irregular, heavier, shorter, lighter or stop altogether. It can take up to 1 year for your fertility to return to normal after the injection wears off, so it may not be suitable if you want to have a baby in the near future.

Can a woman get pregnant on family planning?

A lot of the time, it’s because people skip birth control or don’t use it like they’re supposed to. But about 5% of the time, women using reliable birth control find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. This is because while all of these methods have a “perfect use” rate, the “typical use” rate is much lower.