Family Planning reduces maternal mortality and
improves womens health by preventing unwanted
and high-risk pregnancies and reducing the need
for unsafe abortions. Contraceptive use by women
and men helps families space births, prevents
unwanted pregnancies, and in the care of consistent
condom use, prevents transmission of sexually
transmitted infections and diseases, including
HIV.
Methods offered are:
- Oral Contraceptives (the "Pill")
- Transdermal (the Patch)
- Nuva Ring
- Depo-Provera (the "Shot")
- Emergency Oral Contraception (the "morning after pill")
- Male and Female Condoms
- Diaphragm
- Spermicides
- Intrauterine Device
(IUD)
- Vasectomies
- Tubal Ligations