Contraception - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年4月24日 · This includes supporting contraceptive services through effective government policies and the provision of high-quality services for individuals. WHO is working to promote contraception by producing evidence-based guidelines on safety and service delivery of contraceptive methods and on ensuring human rights in contraceptive …
Family planning/contraception methods - World Health …
网页Contraceptive methods. Methods of contraception include oral contraceptive pills, implants, injectables, patches, vaginal rings, intra uterine devices, condoms, male and female sterilization, lactational amenorrhea methods, withdrawal and fertility awareness-based methods. These methods have different mechanisms of action and effectiveness in ...
Birth control methods - Office on Women's Health
网页2018年12月31日 · Birth control (contraception) is any method, medicine, or device used to prevent pregnancy. Women can choose from many different types of birth control. Some work better than others at preventing pregnancy. The type of birth control you use depends on your health, your desire to have children now or in the future, and your need to …
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use
网页2015年2月3日 · This document is part of the process for improving the quality of care in family planning. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (MEC), the first edition of which was published in 1996, presents current WHO guidance on the safety of various contraceptive methods for use in the context of specific health conditions and …
Emergency contraception - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2021年11月9日 · Emergency contraception (EC) can prevent up to over 95% of pregnancies when taken within 5 days after intercourse. EC can be used in the following situations: unprotected intercourse, concerns about possible contraceptive failure, incorrect use of contraceptives, and sexual assault if without contraception coverage.
Condoms - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年2月12日 · Condoms, when used correctly and consistently, are safe and highly effective in preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. They are the only contraceptive method that can prevent both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as being safe, inexpensive and widely available.
Contraception. Evidence brief - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2019年11月12日 · Contraception enables people to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health. Promotion of family planning – and ensuring access to preferred contraceptive methods for women, girls and couples – is essential to securing the well-being and autonomy of women, while supporting the health and development of …
WHO revises recommendations on hormonal contraceptive use …
网页2019年8月29日 · Español. The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidance on contraceptive use to reflect new evidence that women at high risk of HIV can use any form of reversible contraception, including progestogen-only injectables, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), without an increased risk of HIV infection.
Medical eligibility criteria wheel for contraceptive use
网页2016年6月1日 · Overview. This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting use of contraceptive methods, based on Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 5th edition (2015), one of WHO’s evidence-based guidelines. It guides family planning providers in recommending safe and effective contraception methods for women with medical ...
WHO issues new selected practice recommendations for …
网页2016年12月14日 · The new and updated practice recommendations contained in this guideline contribute to improving the quality of care in family planning by presenting evidence-based guidance on the safe provision of contraceptive methods for both women and men. The guidelines cover method initiation/continuation, incorrect use, problems …