Chapter 17
Family planning
In this chapter:
Choosing a family planning method......................................................................... 300
Condom for men
(rubber or prophylactic) . . . . . . . . . . 302
Condom for women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Diaphragm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Spermicide (foam, jelly, cream,
or tablets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Hormonal methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Birth control pills (oral
contraceptives or “the pill”) . . . . . . 307
Injectable contraceptives . . . . . . . . . . 309
Implants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Intrauterine device (IUD) . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fertility awareness
(natural family planning) . . . . . . . . . 312
The mucus method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
The counting days method . . . . . . . . . 314
Sterilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Emergency contraception . . . . . . . . . . 316
Pulling out (withdrawal) . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Contraceptive sponge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Homemade sponge method . . . . . . . . 317
Methods that do not
prevent pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Sex without intercourse . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Breastfeeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Making family planning work for the community.................................................. 318
Men must also be responsible
for family planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Family planning programs
that work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
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