Family Planning and Contraception Class Notes: Oral Pills, Injectables, Patches, Rings, Implants and Devices

Final class notes on family planning and contraception that define the terms and then take each method in turn - the combined and progestin-only oral contraceptives, the progestin-only and combined injectables, the contraceptive patches and vaginal rings, the Jadelle and Implanon implants, the copper, multi-load, hormone-releasing and plain intrauterine devices, and the male and female condoms. Each method carries its mechanism, indications and contraindications, the client instructions for starting after a miscarriage, an abortion or an emergency pill and for the repeat injection visits, and the side effects with their management, including the bleeding patterns, the ibuprofen and combined-pill regimens and when to discontinue and refer.