Family Planning Services in Botswana
What are Family Planning Services?
Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth control only became available in the 20th century.
Family Planning Services in Botswana
Botswana Family Welfare Association
Frequently Asked Questions
How many types of family planning are there?
In fact, there are about 12 methods in total and counting. And those methods range from non-hormonal and hormonal to single use and long-lasting use.
What is the safest method of family planning?
Only one contraceptive method, condoms, can prevent both a pregnancy and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Use of contraception advances the human right of people to determine the number and spacing of their children
What are the main family planning methods?
Include male and female sterilization, injectables, intrauterine devices (IUDs), contraceptive pills, implants, female and male condoms, lacrational amenorrhoea, and emergency contraception.
What are the 4 methods of preventing pregnancy?
Short-acting hormonal methods, such as the pill, mini-pill, patch, shot, and vaginal ring, prevent your ovaries from releasing eggs or prevent sperm from getting to the egg. Barrier methods, such as condoms, diaphragms, sponge, cervical cap, prevent sperm from getting to the egg.
What are the 3 permanent methods of birth control?
Permanent Birth Control: Essure, Tubal Ligation and Vasectomy.
Which is better to avoid pregnancy?
The most effective way to prevent pregnancy is abstinence. However, within the first year of committing to abstinence, many couples become pregnant because they have sex anyway but don’t use protection. So it’s a good idea even for people who don’t plan to have sex to learn about birth control.
Which family planning method has no side effects?
IUD. No form of birth control is free of side effects, but the IUD (intrauterine device) seems to have few side effects. That’s why it’s become a popular choice among women of all ages. An IUD is a small device that your doctor places in your uterus to prevent pregnancy.
Can family planning stop menstruation?
It’s possible to delay or prevent your period with extended or continuous use of any combined estrogen-progestin birth control pill. Your doctor can recommend the best pill schedule for you, but generally, you skip the inactive pills in your pill pack and start right away on a new pack.
Can I get pregnant on my period?
If you have sex without using contraception, you can conceive (get pregnant) at any time during your menstrual cycle, even during or just after your period. You can also get pregnant if you have never had a period before, during your first period, or after the first time you have sex.
How many days after period do you ovulate?
In an average 28-day menstrual cycle, ovulation typically occurs about 14 days before the start of the next menstrual period. However, each person’s cycle length may be different, and the time between ovulation and the start of the next menstrual period may vary.
What is family planning examples?
Family planning refers to use of modern contraceptives or natural techniques to limit or space pregnancies. Modern methods of contraception include the pill, female and male sterilization, IUD, injectables, implants, male and female condom, diaphragm, and emergency contraception.