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(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
issue in many cultures and religions, and although it is generally less
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| Postpartum contraception. |
| Clinical Medicine 82(1): 20-22. January 1975. |
| Family planning has become part of the medical care expected by patients and the postpartum patient is most often |
| highly motivated toward controlling her fertility. Immediate postpartum contraception is likely to be accepted. Early |
| postpartum tubal ligation is associated with low mortality. Pills should be begun by the 5th postpartum day for |
| nonlactating women because an occasional patient returns immediately to interpregnancy cyclicity with ovulation. |
| Also prolonged periods of postpartum amenorrhea are prevented. Lochial flow usually ceases before or is terminated |
| by the first withdrawal bleeding. Estrogenic side effects are minimal. Early institution of oral contraceptives is |
| contraindicated for lactating mothers, patients with a history of thrombophlebitis or with hypertension, diabetes, |
| migraine headaches, liver dysfunction, venous varicosities, or previous oligoamenorrhea. Puerperal insertion of an |
| IUD has been shown to be a safe proceudre. High fundal placement of the device reduces chances of expulsion. |
| Although expulsions occur in 15-30% of cases, reinsertion at the 6-week follow-up examination is usually retained. |
| Infection has rarely caused complications. Frequency of intermenstrual bleeding or increased menstruation has |
| been diminished by early insertion of a Lippes loop or Dalkon shield. Postpartum sterilization may be offered as an |
| alternative to prolonged contraceptive use. Failure rates approximating 2% have resulted with procedures which |
| leave the proximal stump within the peritoneal cavity. Patients with associated gynecological pathology are better |
| sterilized by an interval hysterectomy 3-6 months postpartum. The same considerations regarding postpartum |
| institution of oral contraceptives and IUDs apply to patients having therapeutic, spontaneous, or criminally induced |
| abortion. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3087-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Postpartum contraception.", is(are) Jones DE; Halbert |
| DR. The source of this article is "Clinical Medicine 82(1): 20-22. January 1975.". This article was published in 1975 |
| in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3087-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) |
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