BECAUSE OF FAMILY
PLANNING:
Mothers
You are able to regain your strength much
quicker after your pregnancy; you will be
prepared with every pregnancy; you have time
to spend with your family — your children,
spouse, and yourself; you will be able to
properly care for and raise your children
Fathers
Your family’s live will be much easier; you will
be able to save up for the needs and future
education of your children; you have more time
to spend with your family; and you will be able
to fulfill your duties and responsibilities as a
partner and as a father.
Babies and Children
They are given enough time to be breastfed,
vaccinated, proper nutrition, proper dental
care; and they will be given enough education,
loving, caring, and compassion, and molding
of proper mindset
Families
Your lives will be easier; you will have time for
your family; you will be able to monitor your
health and attend to your needs
Frequently Asked Questions
about Family Planning
FAMILY
PLANNING
What is Family Planning?
This is a modern and effective method to fulfill
the desire of spouses to have children and to
raise them properly. The proper interval
between pregnancies are 3-5 years.
Is Family Planning a form of abortion?
No. An abortion is the forceful termination of a
pregnancy. Family planning is a for of
prevention of pregnancy. In family planning,
abortion is avoided because it helps the
spouses to avoid unplanned pregnancy.
Is Family Planning harmful to your health?
No. All family planning methods are safe and
effective with proper implementation. The
spouses are able to choose an effective plan on
what happens to their body, and what fits their
health needs..
Does the use of Family Planning decrease
or increase the desire to engage in sexual
intercourse?
Every person is different in their desire to
engage in sexual intercourse. In general, the
use of contraceptives has no effect on a
person’s desire to engage in sexual intercourse.
With the use of contraceptives, the anxiety of
an unplanned pregnancy disappears. Because
of this, spouses are free to express the physical
aspect of their love for each other.
Are Family Planning methods costly and
expensive?
Most of the family planning methods may be
bought at an affordable price. Some companies
distribute contraceptives to their workers. The
cost of ligation, vasectomy, or implantation of IUD
is covered by the “benefit package” of PhilHealth.
For more information about Family Planning,
please consult your doctor, nurse or midwife at
the clinic, health center, or hospital nearest you.
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Artificial Methods for Family
Planning
MALE CONDOMS
• 98% effective
• Worn on a male’s erect penis before sexual intercourse
• Effective if worn and removed properly
• Helps prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
COMBINED INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVES FOR FEMALES
• 99.95% effective
• Only one injection every month
• Menstruation becomes regulated
• May be stopped whenever pregnancy is wanted
PROGESTIN ONLY INJECTABLE FOR FEMALES
• 99.7% effective
• Only one injection every 3 months
• No effects on breastfeeding and sexual intercourse
CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS FOR FEMALES
• Effective
• Does not affect sexual intercourse
• Taken by women at the same time daily
• May be stoped when pregnancy is wanted
COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (COCs)
• 99.7% effective
• Stops ovulation (the expulsion of fertile egg cells from a
female’s ovary)
• A combination of estrogen and progestin is used to prevent
pregnancy
• Not suitable for women currently breastfeeding
PROGESTIN ONLY PILLS (POPs)
• 99.5% effective
• Progestin stops ovulation in females
• Suitable for breastfeeding mothers because it does not
decrease the flow of breastmilk
PREVENT PREGNANCY
Natural Methods for Family Long-term and Permanent
Planning Methods for Family Planning
STANDARD DAYS METHOD (SDM)
• 95% effective INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD)
• Cycle beads are used as a guide for women or spouses to • 99.4% effective
indicate the fertile periods of females, and avoid sexual • Effective for 10 years
intercourse to prevent pregnancy • Small and soft plastic placed in the uterus of the female
• Suitable for females with 26-32 day menstruation cycles • No effect on sexual intercourse
• Suitable for spouses that are able to avoid sexual intercourse
during the fertile period of the female
LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM)
• 99.5% effective
• Stops the female’s ovulation. For effectiveness, all these
conditions must be present: NO SCALPEL VASECTOMY (NSV) FOR MALES
1. Only the mother’s breastmilk must be breastfed • 99.9% effective
2. The mother’s menstruation has not resumed or started • The vas deferens of the male, where the sperm travel, is
3. The infant is no more than 6 months old cut
• Does not affect sexual intercourse or the masculinity of the
male
BILLINGS OVULATION/CERVICAL MUCUS METHOD
• 97% effective
• Observe female’s vaginal mucus secretions in order to
determine if she is fertile
• Suitable for spouses that are able to avoid sexual intercourse
during the female’s reptile period
BILATERAL TUBAL LIGATION (BTL) FOR FEMALES
• 99.5% effective
• Fallopian tubes of a female, where eggs travel, is cut an
SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD tied
• 98% effective • Does not affect sexual intercourse
• Observe the female’s temperature along with symptoms of
being in her fertile period, such as vaginal mucus secretions,
abdominal discomfort, and more.
• Suitable for spouses that are able to avoid sexual intercourse
during the female’s reptile period