Starts at teenage. Examine the ovaries, uterus, and external genitalia. Give advice on menstruation and birth control. Recommendation: teen gets the first gynecological visit at eighteen years or within three years of becoming sexually active. Assess the breasts in all high-risk women and women...
• IUD or intrauterine device. • Two types: o Copper T o LNG-IUS • Safe. • Provide long-term contraception. • Inserted by a doctor. • Effective in preventing pregnancy: less than one percent failure rate in the first year. • Copper T device contains small amounts of copper: stop the passage of sperm...
• “Depo-Provera”: given every three months • It is a progesterone hormone: o Stops the release of an egg, o Decreases the thickness of the uterine lining. • Success rate after a year of use is about 97 percent. • Does not protect against HIV or other STDs. • Advantages: o It requires no intervention...
• Involves preventing pregnancy: note of when the signs of increased risk of pregnancy. • Relies on: o Temperature taking, o Cervical discharge evaluation, and o Evaluation of the cervical shape and position. • Disadvantages: o Does not protect against HIV or other STDs o Involves daily charting of...
• Called the “Reality Condom”: made of polyurethane (not latex). • Placed inside the vagina. • Consists of two flexible rings to keep the condom in place. • Efficacy rate: 79 percent in the first year of use. • Advantages: o No need for prescription. o Place the control of contraception in the hands of the woman. • Disadvantages o Unattractive....