The document discusses various natural and artificial methods of family planning. It describes natural family planning methods such as the ovulation method and symptothermal method. It then outlines several artificial contraceptive methods including condoms, diaphragms, IUDs, implants, injections, oral contraceptives, emergency contraception, and spermicides. For each method, it provides details on how it works and when it can be used effectively.

1. “The love for work needs to be re-enthroned in our
lives. Every family should have a plan for work that
touches the life of each family member so that this
eternal principle will be ingrained in their lives.”
- M. Russell Ballard

2.  For many centuries, many couples have followed
the counsel that says “Be fruitful and multiply.”
The mother produces many children until she
no longer have the ability to bear child.
 Most modern couples have a different attitude
toward bringing more children into the world. --
- “How many children should we have?” “Should
we have any children at all?”
 Among the key variables behind the strength
are growing consciousness and awareness of the
world population crises, the influence of
modern culture, the availability of efficient
family planning methods and the sky rocketing
cost of bearing, raising, and educating children.

3. Family planning… (?)
 We tend to think immediately of spacing
children and limiting family size.
 It even implies birth control.
 In the Philippines, it could mean practice of
abortion and infanticide. It means
contraception and planned or responsible
parenthood.
 Contraception – prevention of unwanted
pregnancy; Responsible parenthood –
purposeful procreation and socialization of
children.

4.  60% of couples – use some form of contraception; 50% -
use modern methods; 70% - use that demographers call
the “fully contracepting society”
 Advances in design & delivery of family planning
services have contributed to the growing use of
contraception.
 Health managers face the challenge of achieving
multiple, sometimes conflicting objectives with strictly
limited resources.
 Family planning programs must try to meet the needs
of each individual client by consistently offering high-
quality care. They strive to reach as many people as
possible, ideally making services financially and
geographically accessible to the entire
population, including the poor and those who live in

5. Family planning: Its Economic
and Psychosocial influences on
the Lives of Women in
Western Visayas
 Please refer to pp. 83-85 of your Sociology book! 

6. Philippines’ Family Planning Project
 “Strengthening the Social Acceptance of Family
Planning in the Philippines” – was awarded a
Certificate of Excellence, the highest honor in its
category, from the Asia Pacific PR Awards during
ceremonies held in Honk Kong in November.
 “Sigurado Ka” – sought to increase support of modern
family planning practices, correct misconceptions
about modern methods, and bring the discussion of
family planning to the forefront of public discourse.

7. Compelling Advertisements
 Family planning is often a controversial issue in the
Philippines, and discussion of the issue has taken
place primarily between friends and relatives.
 Many families have not had good counseling about
this issue thus they have the wrong information about
the modern family planning methods.
 As a result, many women do not use modern methods
and end up having at least one child they did not plan.

8. Open Discussion
 One of the advertisements featured a young woman
looking into a mirror and saying disparaging things
about herself and her ability to take control of family
planning.
 The “Sigurado Ka” song was also extremely effective in
spreading the message of the campaign. The song was
so popular that it became the second most-requested
song in a top-rated radio station in Metro Manila.

9. What is Natural Family Planning?
 It is a way to help a couple determine when sexual
intercourse can and cannot result in pregnancy.
 Ovulation – process wherein one of a woman’s ovaries
releases an egg.

10. How does (NFP) work?
 Ovulation method - the days just before and just
after ovulation are determined by checking the
woman’s cervical mucus. Pregnant = CM is
stretch, clear & slick; feels much like an uncooked egg
white
 Symptothermal method – the woman takes her
temperature every day with a special thermometer and
writes it down on a chart

11. Rhythm Method
 It is based on calendar calculations of previous
menstrual cycles. This method does not allow for
normal changes in the menstrual cycle, which is
common.
 It is not reliable as the ovulation method or the
symptothermal method and is generally not
recommended.

12. Method of Contraception
 There are a number of safe, legal and accepted
methods available to a couple who wants to limit the
size of their family. Each man and woman should
know the advantages & disadvantages of each method
and choose the one which best suits them.
 Factors to be considered: Safety, Effectiveness, Ease
of Administration, Cost and Availability

13. Artificial Method of
Family Planning

14. Cervical Cap
 A soft, deep rubber cup (like a thimble) with a
firm, round rim that fits snugly over the cervix.
 Comes in different sizes and must be
fit by a provider to ensure proper sizing;
a fit that’s too tight may cause cervical
irritation, whereas it can be dislodged if
it is too loose.

15. Male Condoms
 Thin sheath made of latex or other materials
 Protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted
infections (STIs), including HIV infection

16. Female Condoms
 A thin, loose-fitting covering made of polyurethane
plastic that forms a pouch lining in the vagina
 has 2 flexible rings: the Inner – eases the insertion into
the vagina, the Outer – covers the outer lips of the
vagina
 Coated on the inside with a lubricant

17. Diaphragm
 A shallow rubber cup
 You put a contraceptive jelly (spermicide) into the
diaphragm then put it into the vagina
 It covers the cervix (the opening of the uterus).
 A woman should be fitted for a diaphragm by your
health provider.
 With the jelly, it keeps the
man’s sperm out of the
woman’s uterus.

18. Injectables
 They prevent the ovaries from releasing eggs every
month.
 They also make it difficult for sperm to enter the
uterus by thickening cervical mucus.
 The woman must get an injection
every 3 months for Depo-Provera
& every 2 months for Noristerat.

19. When may the injection given?
 It must be given within the first seven years of a
woman’s period or any time your health care provider
believe she is not pregnant.
 Newly-delivered & breastfeeding: The injection may be
given 6 weeks after the delivery.
 Newly-delivered & NOT breastfeeding: The injection
may be given right after the delivery.
 Just had an abortion: The injection may be given the
same day or any day that your HCP believe she is not
pregnant.

20. Intrauterine Device (IUD)
 A long-acting contraceptive method intended to be
used for several months or years
 Small device that is usually made of plastic or of plastic
and copper
 Copper T380-A – most
commonly used IUD, can be
left in place for 10 years.

21.  Mirena – new IUD that gradually releases the
progestin levonorgestel, thereby delivering the
hormone to the lining of the uterus.
- was approved for use in the United States by
the US Food and Drug Association in Dec. 2000.
 Levonorgestrel – affects the lining of the uterus that
results in less bleeding than is experienced with other
IUDs.
 IUD – prevents the man’s sperm from meeting the
woman’s egg, keeps the sperm from moving normally
inside the uterus and fallopian tubes, also reduces the
growth of the lining of the uterus.

22. When may an IUD be inserted?
 IUDs may be inserted any time during your period or
at any time you & your HCP believe you are nor
pregnant.
 Newly-delivered: within the first 48 hours while you are
at the hospital following delivery, 6 weeks after
delivery
 Has an uncomplicated abortion: the same day as the
abortion
 IUDs are effective as soon as they are inserted.

23. How to check the IUD strings:
 Please refer to pp. 93-94 of your Sociology book! 

24. Lactational Amenorrhea Method
(LAM)
 Pattern of exclusive breastfeeding
 Prevents the ovaries from releasing eggs
 The baby must be exclusively breastfed on demand, he
or she does not need any food other than breastmilk
until he or she is 6 months old

25. Norplant Implants
 Long-acting contraceptive method that consist of 6
matchstick-sized plastic capsules.
 They are placed by a trained HCP under the skin of the
woman’s upper arm by making a very small cut.
 The capsules may remain in your
arm for up to 5 years because
they have to be removed at the
end of 5 years.
 Release progestin called
Levonorgestrel which keeps the
ovaries from releasing eggs
 Are effective within 24 hours after insertion

26. When may Norplant Implants be
inserted?
 They may be inserted within the first 7 days of a
woman’s period or at any time your HCP believe she is
not pregnant.
 Newly-delivered & Breastfeeding: six weeks after
delivery
 Newly-delivered & NOT Breastfeeding: immediately
after delivery
 Had an abortion: the same day as the abortion

27. What happens during the
procedure? & How to take care
of the insertion site?
 Please refer to your Sociology book! (pp. 95-96)

28. Patch
 A weekly hormonal contraceptive which contains
estrogen and progestin, sticks to the skin, enabling the
hormones to be absorbed into the body.
 Marketed under the name Ortho
Evra, approved for use in the
United States by the US FDA in
November 2001.

29. The Contraceptive Patch prevents pregnancy in several
ways by:
 Stopping the ovaries from releasing eggs
 Thickening the cervical mucus, making it difficult for
sperm to enter the uterus
 Changing the lining of the uterus
Effective rates – expressed in terms of how many women
experience pregnancies during their first year of using
the method
Perfect use – reflects correct and consistent use accdg to
specified instructions, with every sex act
Typical use – fact that most couples do not use their
contraceptive methods correctly or consistently with
every sex; more accurate than the former

30. Combines Oral Contraceptives
(COCs)
 Pills made from a combination of hormones (estrogen
& progestin) that prevent pregnancy by stopping the
ovaries from releasing eggs. One must take one pill
every day accdg to instructions.
 Please refer to 98-99 for the other tips
involving COCs. 

31. Spermicides
 Come as foams, jellies, creams, foaming tablets, or
vaginal suppositories.
 Are used to kill the man’s sperm to prevent pregnancy.
 Create a physical and chemical barrier preventing the
sperm from getting in contact with the ovum (egg).