Contraception - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 programmes.
Family planning/contraception methods - World Health …
2023年9月5日 · Between 2000 and 2020, the contraceptive prevalence rate (percentage of women aged 15–49 who use any contraceptive method) increased from 47.7 to 49.0% (5). The proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (SDG indicator 3.7.1) is 77.5% globally in 2022, a ...
Birth control methods - Office on Women's Health
2018年12月31日 · Added health benefits of the levonorgestrel contraceptive intrauterine system and other hormonal contraceptive delivery systems. Contraception; 87(3): 273-279. The Office on Women's Health is grateful for the medical review by:
Contraception. Evidence brief - World Health Organization (WHO)
2019年11月12日 · 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 communities.
Emergency contraception - World Health Organization (WHO)
2021年11月9日 · If a copper IUD is used for emergency contraception, no additional contraceptive protection is needed. Following administration of ECPs with levonorgestrel (LNG) or combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs), women or girls may resume their contraceptive method, or start any contraceptive method immediately, including a copper-bearing IUD.
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use
2015年2月3日 · Overview . 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 characteristics.
New WHO tool helps guide contraception choices following …
2016年1月15日 · The user-friendly digital platform helps health providers quickly and easily access WHO recommendations on what contraceptive options are available for postpartum women. Synthesising evidence from WHO guidelines, the new Compendium allows people to select from a range of options, including health conditions and drug interactions, to quickly …
WHO revises recommendations on hormonal contraceptive use …
2019年8月29日 · The updated recommendations to the WHO guideline, Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, stem from a review of the latest evidence conducted by the independent Guideline Development Group convened to inform WHO. This Group assessed all of the evidence on hormonal contraception and risk of HIV acquisition published since the ...
Promoting contraception choice for every individual
2022年6月22日 · The variety in preferences in family planning vary across cultures. Furthermore, contraceptive preferences and the approach to family planning is likely to change throughout a person’s life, especially throughout the several decades of fertility. Pregnancy preventions is influenced by life circumstances as well. An adolescent will have different needs than an adult, …
Condoms - World Health Organization (WHO)
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.